Private company
Aevex Aerospace
Logo: Aevex Aerospace, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
US research and development organization
Aevex is an American defense industry firm specializing in airborne intelligence gathering solutions, headquartered in Solana Beach, California. The company designs aircraft, integrates sensors and payloads and provides flight test support services.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Aevex is an American defense industry firm specializing in airborne intelligence gathering solutions, headquartered in Solana Beach, California. The company designs aircraft, integrates sensors and payloads and provides flight test support services.2
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal contracts $1.6B
Figures by year
| Year | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $41.5M | $41.5M |
| 2025 | $590.0M | $590.0M |
| 2024 | $239.5M | $239.5M |
| 2023 | $456.5M | $456.5M |
| 2022 | $137.4M | $137.4M |
| 2021 | $7.0M | $7.0M |
| 2020 | $51.2M | $51.2M |
| 2019 | $44.8M | $44.8M |
| 2018 | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| 2017 | $10.2M | $10.2M |
| 2016 | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| 2015 | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| 2014 | $10.3M | $10.3M |
| 2013 | $13.6M | $13.6M |
| 2011 | $22.4M | $22.4M |
| 2010 | $4.9M | $4.9M |
| 2009 | $7.1M | $7.1M |
| 2008 | $3.7M | $3.7M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest contracts
- Dec 2, 2024$645.8M from Department of the Air Force: Big safari5 To AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC Award FA862025FB072
- Feb 28, 2023$326.2M from Department of the Air Force: Big safari6 To AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC Award FA862023F4070
- Sep 30, 2024$189.9M from Department of the Air Force: Big safari7 To AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC Award FA862023F4160
- Sep 1, 2022$92.1M from Department of the Air Force: Big safari8 To AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC Award FA862022F4065
- Jun 11, 2020$37.9M from Department of the Air Force: Big safari9 To AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC Award FA862020F4043
Links
- Websiteaevex.com1
- WikipediaAevex Aerospace
- WikidataQ111684066
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataAevex Aerospace on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAevex Aerospace on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAevex Aerospace logo by Aevex Aerospace, Public domain
- 4USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC
- 5USAspending.govFA862025FB072: Department of the Air Force
- 6USAspending.govFA862023F4070: Department of the Air Force
- 7USAspending.govFA862023F4160: Department of the Air Force
- 8USAspending.govFA862022F4065: Department of the Air Force
- 9USAspending.govFA862020F4043: Department of the Air Force