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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-093912"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVAV"
cik: "0001368622"
company_name: "AeroVironment Inc"
filed_at: "2024-08-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T07:08:28.191175+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AeroVironment awarded $990M IDIQ contract for Switchblade systems with U.S. Army

## Summary
- 5-year IDIQ contract with $990M ceiling from Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground.
- Switchblade loitering munitions for Army's Lethal Unmanned Systems Directed Requirement.
- Follow-on to December 2023 contract; deliveries expected to begin in months.
- AV selected as sole provider, highlighting system maturity and production capacity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-093912
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVAV
- cik: 0001368622
- company_name: AeroVironment Inc
- filed_at: 2024-08-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465924093912/0001104659-24-093912-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465924093912/tm2422929d1_8k.htm

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