AeroVironment, Inc.

AeroVironment makes drones and related equipment for the U.S. military and government agencies. The company builds small and medium-sized unmanned aircraft (drones that fly without a pilot), as well as loitering munitions (weapons that can fly to a target and strike it), and systems to detect and defeat enemy drones. They also produce communications equipment for satellites, directed energy systems, cyber defense tools, and unmanned vehicles that operate on water and land.