AEVEX Aerospace

AEVEX Aerospace is an American defense technology company, founded in 2017 in Solana Beach, California, through the consolidation of three defense contractors: Merlin Global Services, CSG Solutions and Special Operations Solutions.

History and products

AEVEX builds uncrewed aircraft, autonomy software and mission support services for defense customers, trading on the New York Stock Exchange as AEVEX Corp. (NYSE: AVEX). Its best-known product is the Phoenix Ghost, a one-way attack drone developed with the US Air Force and sent to Ukraine starting in April 2022, with further batches delivered as part of later US aid packages. The company's product lines also include the Disruptor, Atlas and Raker uncrewed aircraft, the CompassX autonomy architecture, and uncrewed surface vessels added through its 2026 agreement to acquire BlackSea Technologies. AEVEX has also expanded in Taiwan, showcasing drones developed with Coretronic Intelligent Robotics in 2024.

Products on this site

The Specter is AEVEX's jet-powered, modular one-way attack platform, announced in September 2026 and still in development, with ground-launched and air-launched variants planned.