AeroVironment gets additional Puma orders

by Frank Tobe

21 April 2012

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… AeroVironment receives 3 new orders ($28.4 million from Army, Marines and Air Force) for their popular Puma drone.
… More than 1,000 Puma’s are produced and in the field already. AeroVironment also makes Raven and Wasp drones for the DoD.

Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.

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