MONROVIA – It’s like something right out of a James Bond movie. While enemy forces gather to strategize an attack, a tiny hummingbird flutters nearby, seemingly oblivious to the action. But this is no ...

AeroVironment, the California-based company behind the largest, highest and longest flying unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the Global Observer, has now achieved a remarkable technical milestone with a ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment, Inc. (AV)(NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced it has accomplished a technical milestone never before achieved -- controlled precision hovering and fast-forward ...

A Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter crashed on July 28 at the company’s Victorville, Calif., test site, autorotating to the ground 1.5 mi. from its planned landing point and rolling onto ...

• Two-wing, Flapping Aircraft Hovers and Flies in Any Direction • Total Weight of Two-thirds of an Ounce Includes Batteries and Video Camera WASHINGTON, at AAAS Conference, Feb. 17, 2011 – ...