AeroVironment wins $7.8 Million Order for Raven UAV digital module upgrade kits
MONROVIA, Calif., 31 Jan. 2011. AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) won a firm fixed-price order valued at $7,800,003 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army to provide 919 digital module upgrade kits for the U.S. Marine Corps. The upgrade kits allow digital Raven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to operate using a different frequency band than provided by the stock configuration.