March 8, 2010 (FinancialWire) — AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) has appointed Tom Herring as senior vice president and general manager of AV’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment and John Grabowsky as AV’s first chief technology officer, a role that will span the company’s UAS and Efficient Energy Systems business segments.

Grabowsky previously served as executive vice president and general manager of UAS.

Prior to joining AV, Herring held multiple management positions during his 27-year tenure with BAE Systems. Most recently, he served as vice president and general manager of Integrated Solutions, a $150M BAE Systems business unit providing solutions for commercial and general aviation aircraft, attack rotorcraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, precision munitions, international military aircraft and ground systems.

California-based AeroVironment designs, develops, produces and supports a portfolio of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and electric energy systems. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s battery-powered, hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition.

AV’s clean transportation solutions include power cycling and test systems and industrial electric vehicle charging systems for commercial and institutional customers, in addition to EV home chargers and EV fast chargers for consumers.

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