The Defense Robots — Drones, Loitering Munitions & Defense AI · The Embodied Stack — Robotics
AVAV
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Maker of Switchblade — the de facto US loitering munition. Just merged with BlueHalo to add directed-energy and space.
What they do
The US specialist for small unmanned aircraft and loitering munitions . The Switchblade 300, 400, and 600 are small "kamikaze" drones a soldier can carry in a backpack, launch from a tube, and steer to a target dozens of miles away. They've been used extensively in Ukraine, are deployed across 100+ allied militaries, and have a 42,000+ installed base. In May 2025, AeroVironment closed a $4.1B all-stock merger with BlueHalo, adding directed-energy weapons, satellite operations, and space-domain awareness — making AVAV one of the few US defense names with a fully integrated drone-plus-counter-drone product line.