AEVEX Secures $50M U.S. Air Force Contract for Advanced Unmanned Mission Capabilities

AEVEX Corp. (NYSE: AVEX) announced today that it has been awarded a $50 million contract from the United States Air Force to continue expanding unmanned mission‑support capabilities for current operations. The contract includes $27 million in initial funding.

The award advances AEVEX’s production of its long‑range precision strike platform, a modular and expeditionary capability engineered for extended‑range missions in contested and GPS‑denied environments. Purpose‑built to meet evolving mission demands, the platform delivers high‑payload capacity, rapid reconfiguration, and seamless payload integration to support diverse mission profiles and emerging customer requirements.

“Our teams continue to demonstrate the ability to deliver reliable, adaptable unmanned solutions at operationally meaningful scale,” said Roger Wells, Chief Executive Officer at AEVEX. “This award underscores the confidence our customers place in AEVEX to provide affordable, rapidly deployable capabilities that enhance current mission readiness.”

Performance will be executed across AEVEX’s U.S. engineering, integration, and production facilities.