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AeroVironment Acquires Autonomous Unmanned Technology Company Planck Aerosystems

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 17th, 2022

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AeroVironment Acquires Autonomous Unmanned Technology Company Planck Aerosystems

Image of small UAS equipped with Planck's Autonomous Control Engine preparing to land on a moving boat. Image: AeroVironment

AeroVironment [AVAV] on Wednesday said it has acquired Planck Aerosystems, a small company that develops and supplies technology that enables autonomous operations by aircraft, ground and marine vehicles and vessels. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AeroVironment said it will integrate Planck’s flight autonomy and navigation solutions into its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and other multi-domain robotic systems to improve operations in contested environments. AeroVironment also said the autonomous flight technology would be integrated into its JUMP 20 medium…

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