Simi Firm Moving Headquarters To Arlington, Va.
(Simi Valley, CA) — An unmanned aircraft firm is moving its corporate headquarters from Simi Valley to the Washington, D.C. area. AeroVironment, Incorporated announced last week it is relocating its HQ to Arlington, Virginia. The company’s president and CEO says the Nation’s Capitol is where many key customers are located and expanding their presence in D.C. will allow them to gain access to decision-makers, influencers and talent. None of AeroVironment’s 746 Ventura County employees will lose their jobs or be transferred to the new headquarters. The defense contractor created NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter that flew on Mars two months ago. It was the first powered flight of an aircraft on another world.