12 Stocks Jim Cramer Discussed As He Said “Pilots Are Too Expensive”

6. AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV)

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AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) is a defense contractor that operates primarily in the uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) market. Also called drones, this is one of the hottest segments of the global defense industry. In this show, Cramer commented on the growing use of drones and pointed out that a large part of the Pentagon’s costs are driven by fighter jet and bomber pilots. The CNBC TV host explained that triple redundancies in such systems drove up costs, and drones might help in reducing the costs and keeping military personnel safe from the risk of shootdowns. As for AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), he outlined a cost-effective weapon to shoot drones:

“Also Wahid Nawabi was on Mad Money. Now he is the CEO of Aerovironment. And they have a gun that shoots ’em down. And it’s a couple of pennies. So that’s the hope.”

Previously, the CNBC host discussed AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV)’s share price performance in an idea-driven market:

“We are in an idea-driven market and in an idea-driven market I go out with AeroVironment at 190 and then it goes to 290 because I mentioned it in the Mad Dash and then they’re able to do a financing.”