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AeroVironment Receives $44.5 Million Puma AE UAS Deal From Country In Middle East

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, March 8th, 2018

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AeroVironment Receives $44.5 Million Puma AE UAS Deal From Country In Middle East

AeroVironment's Puma II AE small UAS featuring the new Mantis i45 sensor. Photo: AeroVironment.

AeroVironment [AVAV] has received a $44.5 million contract from a country in the Middle East for its Puma II AE small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with its Mantis i45 sensor, the company said March 6.The deal is AeroVironment’s largest international contract to date for its rugged, portable Puma II UAS with its proprietary electro-optical/infrared gimbal sensor suite.The company has not made public which country in the Middle East offered the contract.“This contract for the ground forces of a Middle…

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