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AeroVironment To Deliver Puma UAS For SOCOM

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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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AeroVironment Inc. (AV) (AVAV) said it has received a contract delivery order valued at $35.2 million for digital Pumar All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), spares and training services. The equipment and services were procured under the existing U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. In 2008, SOCOM selected Puma for its Small Unmanned Aircraft System requirement under a contract with a potential total of $200 million (Defense Daily, July 8,…

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