What AeroVironment’s purchase of ESAero means for the region
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By Jorge Mercado Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
A NASA project at the ES Aero headquarters in San Luis Obispo. (File photo) Two Central Coast companies came together on March 16 when AeroVironment announced it would be purchasing San Luis Obispo-based ESAero for $200 million, a move that helps strengthen AeroVironment’s tri-county presence. Though the company is based in Virginia, AeroVironment’s old headquarters…









