Company Profile
AAI Corporation
Company Overview
We are one of America’s top ranked defense contractors and are known for our innovations in test equipment, training & simulation systems, aerospace technologies, and defense systems. We are a publicly held organization that is presently experiencing 30% annual revenue growth. We have acquired 3 firms in the past year and offer our staff almost limitless opportunities for personal and professional growth in a dynamic, forward thinking environment.
Company History
AAI Corporation was founded in 1950. Today, we are a global corporation providing a vast array of innovative aerospace and defense technologies.
Our businesses include tactical unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and allied armed forces, as well as training and simulation systems, automated aircraft test and maintenance equipment, armament systems, aviation ground support equipment, and logistical, engineering, and supply chain management services.
AAI became an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc. in late 2007. United Industrial Corporation, AAI’s parent company, was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until its acquisition by Textron in late 2007.
Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Md., AAI has more than 621,000 square feet of facilities and manufacturing space. We also have key facilities in Charleston, S.C.; Choctaw, Miss.; Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Huntsville, Ala.; and Austin, Texas; as well as numerous field offices around the country that support various defense industry customer bases and requirements. We are more than 2,600 employees strong.
AAI Services Corporation, formerly AAI Engineering Support Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of AAI. Also headquartered in Hunt Valley, AAI Services was founded in 1981 and provides training, engineering and logistical support, and supply chain management services for its customers’ systems, facilities, and equipment on a worldwide basis.
Notable Products / Brands
Shadow, Aerosonde, One System, PDCue, Sky Warrior, Orbiter
Notable Clients
US Armed and Allied Forces
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
July 6, 2009 AAI Unveils and Demonstrates Its STUAS/Tier II Contender — the Aerosonde® Mark 4.7
June 12, 2009 AAI Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award
May 14, 2009 AAI Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Complete a Successful Simultaneous Flight Demonstration
May 11, 2009 AAI’s Shadow® Unmanned Aircraft Systems Reach 400,000 Total Flight Hours
March 9, 2009 AAI to Unveil Aerosonde® Mark 4.7 Unmanned Aircraft
February 24, 2009 AAI Flies New Orbiter Miniature Unmanned Aircraft System
February 17, 2009 AAI Awarded U.S. Army STOC II Training Contract
January 5, 2009 AAI Conducts Successful Test Flight of Its New Aerosonde® Mark 5 Unmanned Aircraft
December 11, 2008 U.S. Army Awards AAI Sole-source Contract for Continued Lightweight Small Arms Technologies Development
December 1, 2008 U.S. Army Chooses AAI’s PDCue® Gunshot Detection Systems for Integration and Fielding with Weapons Stations
October 15, 2008 AAI and U.S. Army Successfully Conduct Live-Fire Testing of Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Laser Designation Capability
October 14, 2008 AAI Receives $242.1 Million Contract Award for Additional Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems
October 13, 2008 AAI’s One System® (GCS) Automatically Launches and Lands Sky Warrior® Unmanned Aircraft
September 29, 2008 AAI Corporation and Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd. Team to Provide Orbiter™ Unmanned Aircraft
September 18, 2008 AAI's New Technologies support NATO Interoperability Standards for Unmanned Air and Ground Vehicles
August 26, 2008 AAI Awarded $11.9 Million Contract for Training Systems to Support National Guard Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Units