
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday said it has acquired Pulse Aerospace, LLC for $25.7 million in cash, adding a product line of small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) products to its existing suite of hand-launched fixed-wing UAS systems. AeroVironment said the deal increases its addressable market with the new mission capabilities. The deal terms include an earn-out provisions of $5 million. AeroVironment expects the transaction to be accretive to its earnings by the third full year of…