AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ:AVAV), a global defense technology leader, today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ubiqconn Technology Inc. ("Ubiqconn"), a Taiwan-based rugged controller and industrial computing solutions provider, to advance collaboration on uncrewed systems and mission management capabilities in support of Taiwan's defense modernization and indigenous unmanned aircraft systems initiatives.

The MOU establishes the shared intent of AV and Ubiqconn to collaborate on the development and integration of a common controller capability based on AV's Tomahawk Common Control Ecosystem to support Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) requirements, including its indigenous UAS program targeting the procurement of tens of thousands of domestically produced drones.