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Fly News Breaks for July 8, 2019
SFTBY, AVAV
Jul 8, 2019 | 08:27 EDT
AeroVironment (AVAV) can take "material" market share from the $15B per year satellite manufacturing industry as a supplier to Softbank (SFTBY), William Blair analyst Louie DiPalma tells investors in a research note after meeting with the head of Softbank's Advanced Technology Division, Ryuji Wakikawa. The analyst points out that Softbank in January 2018 formed a joint venture with AeroVironment called HAPSMobile to develop high-altitude, solar-powered drones for the purpose of providing next-generation Internet of Things connectivity. HAPSMobile now represents nearly 20% of AeroVironment's sales, DiPalma says. He affirms an Outperform rating on AeroVironment shares.