AeroVironment and Applied Intuition announced a strategic teaming agreement on July 29, 2026, to integrate Applied Intuition's Acuity ISR/Strike autonomy software with AeroVironment's Mayhem 10 launched-effects system. According to the companies, the combined technology allows multiple Mayhem 10 uncrewed aircraft to share real-time targeting information, adapt their operational actions as threats change, and work together in collaborative hunter-killer operations to find, track, and engage targets.
AeroVironment reported that the companies recently completed a successful demonstration in which several Mayhem 10 systems synchronized their movements, operated as a coordinated swarm, and adapted to different threat environments. Under this autonomy architecture, a single operator supervises the entire swarm of aircraft rather than directly controlling each vehicle individually throughout the flight mission. The demonstration followed several months of technical integration work carried out at multiple locations.
The joint work supports the US Army's Launched Effects program, which seeks small uncrewed aircraft that can deploy from crewed or uncrewed platforms to extend surveillance, targeting, electronic warfare, and strike capabilities. The Mayhem 10 is designed to operate in challenging environment conditions, including areas affected by GPS jamming, spoofing, and degraded communications.
AeroVironment originally introduced the Mayhem 10 in April 2026 as a modular aircraft capable of launching from air, ground, and maritime platforms. The uncrewed aircraft features an interchangeable payload section supporting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance equipment, electronic warfare systems, communications relays, decoys, or precision-strike weapons.
The aircraft can carry up to 10 pounds of mission equipment and operates at ranges exceeding 100 kilometers, or approximately 62 miles. AeroVironment lists the aircraft with an endurance of more than 50 minutes, a cruise speed of 80 mph, and a dash speed of 120 mph, with operational crews capable of assembling and launching the vehicle in less than five minutes.
