AV Announces AV_Halo Unified Software Platform for Next-Gen Operational Advantage

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader delivering software-enabled disruptive autonomous systems, today announced AV_Halo™, a hardware-agnostic software platform that unifies the company's suite of mission-ready software tools — to include multi-domain command and control (C2), AI-enhanced intelligence analysis, synthetic training, and autonomous targeting — into a single open-standards software ecosystem capable of integrating with any other battle management systems. AV_Halo provides a modular, mission-ready suite of AI-powered software tools that empowers warfighters to dominate the mission–across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.

"In today’s rapidly evolving operational environment, speed, autonomy, modularity, and interoperability are non-negotiable," said Wahid Nawabi, AV Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. "With edge intelligence, mission autonomy and dynamic C2, we will build upon our unique ability to carry out maneuver warfare in the age of drones dominance. AV_Halo is designed for the battlefield of tomorrow–empowering warfighters to seamlessly command diverse crewed and uncrewed assets across domains and make better decisions faster to reduce risk to human life."

AV’s integrated software stack, matched with the company's autonomous systems and precision munitions, enables full battlefield dominance: detect, decide, deliver. The initial roll-out of the company's AV_Halo software strategy will focus on three mission-critical capability sets:

• AV_Halo COMMAND: Battle Management with C2 for Unmanned Vehicles – Situational awareness drives decision-making with continuous, AI-enhanced sensor feeds, telemetry, and environmental data into a secure, mission-specific operating picture. It enables theater-wide asset coordination, whether fixed, mobile, or distributed. AV_Halo COMMAND fuses AV’s KINESISTM tactical universal control architecture with VigilantHalo mission control User Interface and robust sensor fusion engine to provide a layered C2 capability for both offensive and defensive missions.  AV_Halo COMMAND integrates with other services within the software platform as well as other third-party capabilities.
• AV_Halo VISION: Onboard Computer Vision for Autonomous Targeting – AV_Halo VISION enables real-time visual processing and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities on-platform, even in GPS-denied or comms-degraded environments. Enhanced with fused tracking from AV_Halo COMMAND’s C2 core, it delivers persistent autonomous targeting. AV_Halo VISION includes AV’s SPOTR Edge computer vision software and WISARD AI/ML processing module.
• AV_Halo PINPOINT: Directed Energy, Pointing and Tracking Technologies – Exact target acquisition and tracking for offensive radio frequency (RF) and laser capability payloads allows new and legacy platforms to operate independently across ISR, loitering, and strike profiles. Used in combination with AV_Halo COMMAND enables responsive autonomy driven by real-time threat perception. AV_Halo PINPOINT is at the core of AV’s LOCUST Laser Weapon SystemTM and Titan C-UASTM family of products.

“AV_Halo leverages the large portfolio of AV’s software suite of applications in one common software core, integrating our rapid product development process to accelerate innovation, interoperability, and deployment,” said Scott Bowman, AV Chief Technology Officer & Vice President of Global Engineering. “For mission planning or mission command, for mounted or dismounted operations, for training or for frontlines, AV_Halo wraps around all platforms and provides the flexibility and speed necessary to meet the challenges of tomorrow, today.”

AV_Halo follows the principles of the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), a design strategy mandated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to improve interoperability, agility, and sustainability in defense systems. As missions evolve, AV_Halo scales effortlessly, offering reliable solutions that adapt to emerging threats and operational demands–enabling operators to deploy exactly what is needed for any mission while minimizing cost. It seamlessly integrates across allied military and commercial systems, setting a new standard for interoperability in complex, multi-domain environments.

 "Locked ecosystems and walled-off gardens are, by their nature, anti-innovation,” said Bowman. “By focusing on interoperability, we’re prioritizing collaboration. Our industry partners are encouraged to work within, and connect to, AV_Halo to bring best-in-class capabilities to the warfighter faster. The potential to create a global halo of protection, awareness and connectivity is here, and we welcome the opportunity to partner with leaders in the defense and commercial industry to make it a reality."

Looking ahead, AV will continue to expand the AV_Halo software ecosystem with additional mission-ready capabilities, including advanced autonomous control, automated airspace deconfliction, immersive training and simulation, and other emerging tools that extend across the full spectrum of operations. These future releases will further enhance AV_Halo’s ability to deliver synchronized autonomy, cross-domain coordination, and mission adaptability—ensuring that warfighters remain equipped with the most advanced, flexible, and decisive tactical software ecosystem available.