AEROVIRONMENT, INC._April 30, 2025

 UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549

 FORM 10-K

 Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025

 Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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 Commission file number 001-33261

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 Delaware

 95-2705790

 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 241 18th Street South, Suite 650

 Arlington, VA

 22202

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 (Zip Code)

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 AVAV

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 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant's fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

 INDEX TO FORM 10-K

 Page

 Item 1.

 Business

 Item 1A.

 Risk Factors

 Item 1B.

 Unresolved Staff Comments

 Item 1C.

 Cybersecurity

 Item 2.

 Properties

 Item 3.

 Legal Proceedings

 Item 4.

 Mine Safety Disclosure

 Item 5.

 Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 Item 6.

 Reserved

 Item 7.

 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 Item 7A.

 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 Item 8.

 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 Item 9.

 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 Item 9A.

 Controls and Procedures

 Item 9B.

 Other Information

 Item 9C.

 Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections

 Item 10.

 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 Item 11.

 Executive Compensation

 Item 12.

 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 Item 13.

 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 Item 14.

 Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 Item 15.

 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

 Forward-Looking Statements

 This Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Annual Report"), contains forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views about future events and financial results. We have made these statements in reliance on the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). Forward-looking statements include our views on future financial results, financing sources, product development, capital requirements, market growth and the like, and are generally identified by terms including, but not limited to, "may," "will," "should," "could," "targets," "projects," "predicts," "contemplates," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "forecasts," "seeks" and similar words. Forward-looking statements are merely predictions and therefore inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors which could cause the actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statement. These uncertainties and other factors include, among other things:

 unexpected technical and marketing difficulties inherent in major research and product development efforts;

 availability of U.S. government and allied government funding for defense procurement and research and development ("R&D") programs and the changes in the timing and/or amount of government spending;

 our reliance on certain customers, including the U.S. government and allied foreign governments, for a significant portion of our revenues;

 the extensive regulatory requirements governing our contracts with the U.S. government and international customers and the results of any audit or investigation of our compliance therewith;

 our ability to remain a market innovator, to create new market opportunities and/or to expand into new markets;

 the potential need for changes in our long-term strategy in response to future developments;

 our ability to attract and retain skilled employees;

 unexpected changes in significant operating expenses, including components and raw materials;

 any disruptions or threatened disruptions to our relationships with our distributors, suppliers, customers and employees, including shortages of components for our products;

 changes in the supply, demand and/or prices for our products and services and our ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain new contracts;

 increased competition, including from firms that have substantially greater resources than we have and, in the uncrewed systems market, from lower-cost consumer drone manufacturers who may seek to enhance their systems' capabilities over time;

 the complexities and uncertainty of obtaining and conducting international business, including export compliance and other reporting and compliance requirements;

 the impact of potential security and cyber threats or the risk of unauthorized access to our, our customers' and/or our suppliers' information and systems;

 changes in the regulatory environment and the consequences to our financial position, business and reputation that could result from failing to comply with such regulatory requirements;

 our ability to continue to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, including the ability to timely and sufficiently integrate international operations into our ongoing business and compliance programs;

 our ability to respond and adapt to unexpected legal, regulatory and government budgetary changes, such as supply chain disruptions, public health crises, curtailments of trade, diversions of government resources to non-defense priorities, and other business restrictions affecting our ability to manufacture and sell our products and provide our services;

 failure to develop new products or integrate new technology into current products;

 unfavorable results in legal proceedings;

 our ability to comply with the covenants in our loan documents;

 failure to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; and

 general economic and business conditions in the United States and elsewhere in the world, including the impact of inflation.

 Set forth below in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" are additional significant uncertainties and other factors affecting forward-looking statements. The reader should understand that the uncertainties and other factors identified in this Annual Report are not a comprehensive list of all the uncertainties and other factors that may affect forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or the list of uncertainties and other factors that could affect those statements.

 Item 1. Business.

 Acquisition of BlueHalo Financing Topco, LLC ("BlueHalo")

 On May 1, 2025, we closed our acquisition of BlueHalo, a Delaware limited liability company, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 18, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement" by and among us, Archangel Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Merger Sub"), BlueHalo, and BlueHalo Holdings Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and sole member of BlueHalo ("Seller").

 Other than financial data, the disclosures and references in this Item 1 to this Annual Report, including the description of our business operations in this Item 1, and risk factors related to our operations included in Item 1A include the BlueHalo acquisition, unless otherwise specifically noted. References to financial data, unless otherwise indicated, do not include the BlueHalo acquisition. The assets, liabilities and results of operations of BlueHalo have not been consolidated into our results as of and for the period ended April 30, 2025 or any of the historical periods presented.

 Overview

 We are a defense technology provider delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. We develop and deploy autonomous systems, precision strike systems, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities. We operate a national manufacturing footprint to deliver proven systems and capabilities whose markets offer the potential for significant long-term growth. In addition, we believe that some of the innovative potential products, services and technologies in our R&D pipeline will emerge as new growth platforms in the future, creating additional market opportunities. Effective May 1, 2025, we operate our business in two reportable segments: (1) Autonomous Systems and (2) Space, Cyber and Directed Energy.

 Autonomous Systems

 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems ("UAS"). Our family of uncrewed systems includes Group 1-3 UAS which are deployed globally and provide multi-mission capability, autonomy, versatility, reliability and ease of use, providing the warfighter with critical situational awareness.

 Small UAS ("SUAS"): Small UAS in Groups 1 and 2 are designed for reliable operation at low altitudes, offering real-time observation and communication capabilities with easy transport, assembly, and quiet electric propulsion. Products include Puma LE, Puma 3 AE, Puma VTOL, P550, Raven B, and VAPOR 55 MX. Systems within the SUAS portfolio utilize our common and interoperable handheld ground control systems and an array of spare parts and accessories.

 Medium UAS ("MUAS"): Our Group 3 solutions include the JUMP 20, JUMP 20-X, and T-20. All are field-deployable and deliver extended endurance and increased payload capacity to unlock a broader set of uncrewed missions.

 Kinesis Command and Control Software: Our Kinesis software is an advanced command and control platform designed to enhance the operation of our diverse uncrewed systems, including UAS, ground vehicles, and maritime vessels. Kinesis integrates seamlessly with our product suite, offering a scalable and intuitive interface that centralizes the control of multiple assets and provides real-time situational awareness. The software's interoperability and automated mission planning capabilities reduce operator workload, improve decision-making, and increase mission success rates.

 Counter-UAS ("C-UAS") and Precision Strike. Precision Strike includes our family of loitering munitions solutions ("LMS") that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters need to achieve mission success across multiple domains. C-UAS includes our family of radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS products which, when combined with our Directed Energy C-UAS solution, provide a comprehensive suite of counter-drone solutions with rapid deployment and advanced threat detection and defeat, as well as our Electronic Warfare ("EW") solutions which provide critical tactical communication, geolocation and cyber effects capabilities utilizing modular architectures and open standards.

 Precision Strike: Our Switchblade family includes the Switchblade 300 and Switchblade 600, which are loitering munitions solutions and provide portable, low-signature, precision strike capabilities against static or mobile targets and Blackwing, which provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ("ISR") capabilities. In addition to these loitering munitions products, we recently launched a One Way Attack offering called Red Dragon. The Red Dragon family of products offers an autonomous capable, GPS-denied, precision-strike, one-way attack UAS engineered for scalable production and deployment. Designed to operate in disrupted, disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth conditions, it delivers unmatched resilience against advanced electronic warfare threats.

 Radio Frequency ("RF") and Kinetic C-UAS: Our Titan family of solutions provides comprehensive C-UAS RF capabilities deployed across two core products. Titan C-UAS offers advanced threat detection and rapid response, deploying within five minutes to identify and intercept hostile drones. This autonomous system, powered by artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning ("ML"), defeats Group 1 and 2 drones, providing non-specialist operators with comprehensive situational awareness and defensive capabilities against UAS threats. Titan SV delivers comprehensive 360 surveillance, efficiently localizing malicious SUAS. We recently unveiled our latest Titan offering, the Titan IV, offering a smaller, lighter and more powerful RF-based solution to detect and defeat Group 1 and 2 drone threats. Also included is our newest C-UAS kinetic interceptor, Freedom Eagle ("FE-1"). This next-generation C-UAS drone and air defense missile system provides enhanced lethality at range against Group 3 UAS and other large aerial threats, while seamlessly integrating with existing infrastructure and command and control systems.

 Electronic Warfare Systems: Our EW Systems are designed utilizing sensor open system architecture ("SOSA") and modular open systems architecture ("MOSA") standards as well as AI/ML technologies for RF signature analysis and automated detection and identification of out-of-band signals, enhancing system interoperability,

 modularity, and resilience to enable operational advantage across contested domains. This approach ensures seamless integration with existing defense infrastructures and allied systems, enabling cohesive and collaborative operations. Key products include the SharkCage Tactical Chassis, which is an expeditionary command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ("C5ISR")/EW chassis environmentally sealed to withstand the elements associated with land, air, and sea operations as well as the extreme temperature changes associated with airborne missions, and BlueFin Angler SDR which supports multiple signals of interest and third-party waveforms.

 Other. Included in "Other" is MacCready Works, our innovation engine where autonomy, AI, and advanced platform technologies converge to deliver next-generation capabilities; Unmanned Maritime; Uncrewed Ground Systems ("UGV"); and High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellites ("HAPS").

 Autonomy, AI and Advanced Platform Technologies: In our MacCready Works organization, we develop solutions, such as ACE, SPOTR-Edge, and ARK, to enable robotic systems to perform complex missions in complex environments requiring advanced AI/ML and autonomy. Our most recent One Way Attack offering, Red Dragon, was designed and developed in MacCready Works.

 Unmanned Maritime: Unmanned Maritime provide effective surveillance, reconnaissance, and mine detection in contested waters. The Defender is a robust Remotely Operated Vehicle ("ROV") designed for precise control of the vehicle position and orientation, heavier payloads, and demanding intervention, such as rendering unexploded ordnance safe or to search and retrieve evidence. The Pro 5 and Ally are modular underwater systems for diverse operational needs, combining speed, power, efficiency and agility.

 UGV: Our UGV systems support complex explosive ordinance disposal ("EOD") operations through multi-axis manipulation and integrated tool exchange capabilities. Our UGVs have proven themselves in a variety of dangerous applications including EOD and improvised explosive devices ("IED"), hazardous materials handling ("HAZMAT"), chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive ("CBRNE") threat assessments and special weapons and tactics ("SWAT") team operations. Products include tEODor EVO and Telemax EVO.

 HAPS: HAPS are long-endurance UAS maintaining geosynchronous orbits, providing low-latency communications, and operating over large areas of interest. HAPS can carry a variety of communications and sensing payloads that are easily installed, upgraded, and swapped based on mission needs.

 Space, Cyber and Directed Energy

 Space and Directed Energy. As space becomes a more contested domain, investments in satellite operations and communications, missile warning systems, and space-based ISR ensure dominance and resilience in potential conflicts. Directed energy C-UAS systems use high energy laser systems paired with AI/ML enabled sensing technology to track, identify, and defeat targets.

 Digital beamforming technology: Our proprietary multi-band/beam software defined antenna ("MSDA") tile allows simultaneous communication with multiple satellites across different frequency bands and provides agile, resilient, and modular solutions for next-generation space operations. This technology is deployed across the Badger product providing agile, deployable multi-beam, multi-band antennas, offering a modular, reconfigurable digital phased array for satellite communications, telemetry and EW missions and the Wasp product, which provides next generation technologies in satellite communications, telemetry, EW and radar employing multiple, independently steerable, simultaneous beams at diverse center frequencies and bandwidths supporting seamless interface with both new and existing antenna reflectors.

 Laser Communications: High-bandwidth, secure data transmission systems for modern space operations enable Low Probability of Intercept and Low Probability of Detect communications. Our payloads provide up to 100 times more bandwidth than RF for stable, resilient space communications.

 Space-Qualified Hardware: Our trusted hardware delivered for mission critical capabilities includes line of sight stabilization and control electronics in Low Earth Orbit ("LEO"), Medium Earth Orbit ("MEO"), Geostationary Earth Orbit ("GEO"), and cislunar orbits. We have over 260 systems currently on orbit, including angular rate sensors, fast steering mirrors, power system controllers, command and data handling, and spacecraft attitude determination and control units.

 Phased Array Antenna Technology: Our PANTHER family of systems supports hypersonic telemetry and tracking and other missile testing.

 Directed Energy: The Locust Laser Weapon System ("LWS") and Locust TATS uses advanced AI and engineering for an effective directed energy kill chain, tracking, identifying, and defeating targets with a high energy laser system. Designed for roll-on/roll-off modularity and quick deployment, it is easily transported and integrated onto various platforms.

 Cyber and Mission Systems. Our Cyber and Mission Systems provide specialized operational support, services, and technologies to execute critical missions within the national security community.

 Cyber: Our expertise spans offensive and defensive cyber capabilities, Geospatial Intelligence ("GEOINT"), Signals Intelligence ("SIGINT"), Measurement and Signature Intelligence ("MASINT") as well as Open Source Intelligence ("OSINT") analytics. Our cyber solutions are engineered to empower national security and defense operations with advanced tools and capabilities in both offensive and defensive cyber operations enabling full-spectrum warfare.

 Mission Systems: Our HaloCortex OSINT Platform is an AI-powered OSINT Analysis product that leverages the largest data store in the world, to provide unique insights and solve Department of Defense ("DoD") and commercial challenges.

 Our Strategy

 As a leading defense technology provider, our strategy is to grow our business by delivering innovative, mission-critical, safe and reliable multi-domain solutions tailored to our customers' most pressing challenges. Delivering these capabilities enables us to create new markets, gain share in existing markets, and benefit from overall market expansion with increased adoption of these critical new technologies. Our strategy involves introducing new solutions, or acquiring differentiated solutions developed by others, to enhance the value we provide to customers, while supporting profitable growth across both existing and emerging markets. By providing differentiated solutions, we believe we are positioned to compete effectively against large, well-funded, and/or incumbent competitors that may possess advantages in scope, scale, resources and relationships. Key components of this strategy include the following:

 Expand the market penetration of existing products and services. Our UAS, C-UAS and Precision Strike, Space and Directed Energy, Cyber and Mission Systems and other businesses have gained reputations as performance leaders and technology innovators in their respective markets. We intend to increase the penetration of our products and services within the U.S. military, the militaries of allied nations, other government agencies and non-government organizations, including commercial entities. Our strategy is based on the expectation that continued adoption of our solutions by the U.S. military will stimulate demand among allied nations and that exploring new applications will generate opportunities beyond the initial military market.

 Deliver innovative new solutions into existing and new markets. Customer focused innovation is the primary driver of our growth. We plan to continue investing in internally funded R&D projects while expanding our pursuit of customer-funded R&D projects to generate revenue and develop better, more capable products, services and business models, both in response to and in anticipation of emerging customer needs. In some cases, such innovations result in upgrades to existing offerings while expanding their value among existing customers and markets. In other cases, such innovations become entirely new solutions that enable us to address new markets, customers and business opportunities.

 We believe our strategy, which is focused on R&D investments, will allow us to deliver innovative new products and services that address market needs both within and beyond our current target markets, enabling the creation of new growth opportunities. We view strategic partnerships as a means by which to further the reach of our innovative solutions by accessing new markets, customers, and complementary capabilities. We also consider acquisitions as a method to obtain valuable products, capabilities or technologies that can further enable our growth strategy.

 Foster our entrepreneurial culture and continue to attract, develop and retain highly-skilled personnel. Our company culture encourages innovation and entrepreneurship, which helps to attract and retain highly skilled mission-focused professionals. This culture encourages the development of innovative, highly technical system solutions and business models that give us our competitive advantage. Our values guide the behavior of our team members and help maintain a positive work environment that fosters loyalty among both employees and customers. These values also support the successful integration of new team members who join through acquisitions.

 Preserve our agility and flexibility. We respond rapidly to evolving markets, address complex customer challenges, and aim to deliver new products, services, and capabilities quickly, efficiently, and affordably compared to available alternatives. We believe our agility and flexibility strengthen relationships with customers and partners and serve as key differentiators when competing against organizations with greater resources.

 Effectively manage our growth portfolio for long-term value creation. Our production and development programs and services present numerous investment opportunities that are expected to deliver long-term growth by providing customers with valuable new capabilities. We evaluate each opportunity independently and against other investment opportunities, to determine its relative cost, timing and potential for generation of returns. This process helps us make informed decisions regarding potential growth capital requirements. It also supports our allocation of resources based on relative risks and returns to maximize long term value creation, which is the key objective of our value creation strategy. We regularly review our portfolio to determine if and when to narrow our focus on the highest potential opportunities and exit unattractive or non-core product lines.

 Stay engaged with our key defense customers. We receive support from members within our Strategic Advisory Group ("SAG"), which provides executive level advice to our senior leaders on all matters relating to the DoD. SAG members are highly qualified former members of the U.S. DoD, including retired General and Flag Officers and Senior Executive Service members, each with many decades of experience. We also have a government relations team comprised of individuals with prior military, government and policy making experience who regularly meet with key decision makers within the Pentagon, Congress and other key organizations within the U.S. government. Our global business development organization seeks to understand customer needs, responds to information requests, submits proposals, solicits feedback on the performance of our products, furnishes spares, and provides training and customer support. Finally, our project and program managers work intimately with customers to oversee the design, development, testing, manufacturing and delivery of solutions the customers want and need.

 Customers

 We sell the majority of our products and services to the U.S. DoD, serving branches such as the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Special Operations Command, Air Force, Navy, Space Force, and Cyber Command; the intelligence community agencies; public safety agencies; allied governments and coalition partners through direct commercial sales or foreign military sales; and to commercial customers, supporting critical infrastructure protection, open-source intelligence operations, and advanced research initiatives.

 During our fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, prior to the acquisition of BlueHalo, we generated approximately 20% of our revenue from the U.S. Army pursuant to orders placed under contract by the U.S. Army on behalf of itself as well as for several other organizations within the U.S. DoD. For that same period, other U.S. government agencies and government subcontractors accounted for 27% of our sales revenue. Sales revenue to foreign customers, inclusive of foreign military sales made through the U.S. DoD, commercial and consumer customers accounted for the remaining 53% of sales revenue during our fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, of which Ukraine accounted for 18% of our total sales revenue. With the acquisition of BlueHalo, we expect the proportion of total revenue attributable to sales to the U.S. DoD and other U.S. government agencies to increase in fiscal year 2026.

 Technology, Research and Development

 Technological Competence and Intellectual Property

 A component of our ongoing innovation is a screening process that helps our business managers identify early market needs, which assists us in making timely investments in critical technologies necessary to develop solutions to address these needs. Similarly, we manage new product and business concepts through a commercialization process that balances spending, resources, time and intellectual property considerations against market requirements and potential returns on investment. Strongly linking our technology and business development activities to customer needs in attractive growth markets constitutes an important element of this process. We constantly revisit our customer requirement assumptions to evaluate continued investment and to seek to ensure that our products and services deliver high value and, conversely, high returns.

 As of April 30, 2025, prior to the BlueHalo acquisition, we had issued and retained 353 U.S. patents, as well as 103 pending U.S. patent applications; and numerous foreign patents and pending applications. In many cases, when appropriate and to preserve confidentiality, we opt to protect our intellectual property through trade secrets as opposed to filing for patent protection. We recently filed trademark applications for our new stylized corporate AV logo incorporating a halo feature, as well as the mark All Domain Dominance. Further we have many U.S. registered trademarks including those for AeroVironment, AV, Switchblade, Raven, VAPOR, Arcturus UAV, JUMP, Tomahawk Robotics, and Kinesis, and have several pending applications for trademark registration.

 Upon the closing of the BlueHalo acquisition on May 1, 2025, we obtained an additional 150 issued U.S. patents with 60 patents pending, and numerous foreign issued patents and pending patent applications.

 BlueHalo has many registered trademarks as well as many pending trademark applications, including but not limited to U.S. trademarks for its major products like TITAN C-UAS, LOCUST, UAS-MAX, Badger, WASP, NXTHEALTH, NXTTRUST, NXTAERO, NXTRF, NIQUIST, SCRAAWL, Protection from the Swarm, and several more.

 The U.S. government licenses some of our intellectual property that was specifically developed in performance of government contracts and may use or authorize others to use this intellectual property. In some cases, we fund the development of certain intellectual property to maximize its value and limit its use by potential competitors. While the development and protection of our intellectual property are integral to the continued success of our business, the loss or limitation of rights to any particular piece of intellectual property is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our overall business.

 Research, Development and Commercialization of Projects

 A core component of our business strategy is the focused development and commercialization of innovative solutions that we believe have the potential to become new products or services that create large new markets or accelerate growth within our existing markets. We invest in an active pipeline of these commercialization projects ranging in maturity from technology validation to early market adoption. We cannot predict when, if ever, we will successfully commercialize these projects, or the exact level of capital expenditures they could require, which could be substantial.

 Technological Capabilities

 Our core technological capabilities, developed over more than 50 years of innovation, include robotics and robotics systems autonomy; modular open systems architecture; sensor design, development, miniaturization and integration; embedded software and firmware; miniature, low power, secure wireless digital communications and networks; lightweight aerostructures; high-altitude systems design, integration and operations; machine vision, machine learning, AI and autonomy; land, maritime and air deployment of munitions and aircraft systems; design and qualification for robotics in extreme terrestrial and space environments; low SWaP (Size, Weight and Power) system

 design and integration; collaborative multi-robotic crewed and uncrewed mission operation; power electronics and electric propulsion systems; efficient electric power conversion, storage systems and high density energy packaging; controls and systems integration; vertical takeoff and landing for fixed wing and hybrid aircraft and rotocraft systems; image stabilization and target tracking; advanced flight control systems; fluid dynamics; human-machine interface development; modular dismounted, networked multi-domain robotic control interfaces and analytic processing architecture; and integrated mission solutions for austere environments.

 The BlueHalo acquisition significantly enhanced our core technological capabilities, which now include advanced RF system design and development, software defined digital phased array antennas and radars, space qualified electronics, laser communication technologies, software defined radios, electronic warfare technology, target acquisition and tracking, directed energy-based weapons systems for counter uncrewed systems, RF-based systems for counter uncrewed, next generation counter uncrewed system missile technology, XR/VR system for training, modeling and simulation, hardware in the loop simulations, C2 sensing and tracking, uncrewed maritime platforms, uncrewed aerial platforms, full spectrum cyber operations, tactical mission networks, multi-int data analytics and threat intelligence, tools and analytics for GEOINT, SIGNINT, MASINT and OSINT, aerospace power and propulsion, material and processes, directed energy, photonics and electronics, biological and nanoscale technology, and health and human performance.

 Competition

 We believe the principal competitive factors in the markets for our products and services include product performance; safety; innovative features; acquisition cost; lifetime operating cost, including maintenance and support; ease of use; rapid integration with existing equipment and processes; quality; reliability; customer support; and brand reputation. Several companies across the globe, primarily in the U.S., attempt to compete in our markets to some degree, although we believe none matches the breadth and depth of our product line nor our expertise in core capabilities.

 The defense market for UAS continues to evolve in response to changing technologies, shifting customer needs and expectations and the potential introduction of new products. Our current principal competitors include Elbit Systems Ltd., Quantum-Systems, Inc., Edge Autonomy, Teledyne Technologies, Inc., Sierra Nevada Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, Textron, Inc., Shield AI, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Griffon Aerospace, Inc., L3Harris Technologies, Inc. and Israeli Aircraft Industries.

 The defense and technology markets for the C-UAS and Precision Strike products and solutions are highly competitive, evolving with rapid technological advancements and shifting customer needs. Competitors in the LMS market include Textron Inc., RTX Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Anduril Industries, Inc., Aevex Holdings, LLC and UVision Air Ltd. Competitors in the C-UAS and Electronic Warfare markets include Anduril Industries, Inc., The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, RTX Corporation and other emerging technology firms and international players.

 The space technology and directed energy market includes competitors such as The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, L3Harris Technologies, Inc., BAE Systems, Inc., and RTX Corporation. These companies have extensive experience and resources, offering satellite systems and spacecraft engineering solutions that compete with our offerings.

 The cyber and mission systems areas are highly competitive, with principal competitors including L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Thales Group, Anduril Industries, Inc, and Sierra Nevada Corporation. We also face competition from specialized cybersecurity firms.

 Manufacturing and Operations

 We pursue a lean and efficient production strategy across our business, focusing on rapid prototyping and design, supply chain management, initial and final assembly, integration, quality and in-process/final acceptance testing. Using concurrent engineering techniques within an integrated product team structure, we rapidly prototype design concepts and products, while optimizing our designs to meet manufacturing requirements and mission capabilities which address rapidly evolving threats and customer specifications.

 We continue to invest in infrastructure that has enabled us to meet growing demand and efficiently scale capacity to produce thousands of systems annually. By drawing upon experienced personnel across various manufacturing industries including aerospace, automotive and volume commodities, we have instituted lean production systems and leverage our International Organization for Standardization ("ISO") certification for Quality Management Systems, integrated supply chain strategy, document control systems and process control methodologies for production. Our ISO 9001:2015 + AS9100D certified manufacturing facilities, which focus on continuous improvement in order to increase acceptance rates, reduce lead times, improve efficiency and lower cost.

 We also provide customer service, support and training to ensure the safe and effective operation of our solutions in the field. We employ a "train the trainer" approach that enables subject matter experts within our customers to utilize our solutions at scale.

 Seasonality

 No material portion of our business is considered to be seasonal. Historically, revenue in the second half of our fiscal years has exceeded revenue in the first half. This trend is expected to continue in fiscal year 2026 following the acquisition of BlueHalo. The factors that affect our revenue recognition between accounting periods include the timing of new contract awards, the availability of U.S. government and international government funding, lead time to manufacture our systems to customer specification, customer acceptance and other regulatory requirements.

 Raw Materials and Suppliers

 We are dependent upon the availability of materials and major components and the performance of our suppliers. Historically, we have been successful in obtaining the materials required in our manufacturing processes. We seek to manage materials supply risk through long term non-binding agreements with certain key suppliers that help stabilize pricing, reduce lead times, enhance planning accuracy and, to some degree, mitigate risk. While we believe that all such raw materials and components are available to meet our needs from various suppliers, certain supply chain constraint trends, such as increased demand for domestic suppliers, could cause delays in production and development programs and negatively impact our operating results (see Item 1A, Risk Factors—" If critical components or raw materials used to manufacture our products or used in our development programs become scarce or unavailable, then we may incur delays in manufacturing and delivery of our products and in completing our development programs, which could damage our business," for more information).

 Human Capital Resources

 We recognize our employees as the most invaluable assets of our company, serving as the cornerstone of our accomplishments. With this in mind, we endeavor to establish ourselves as an employer renowned for fostering a positive work environment that encourages personal development, ensures workplace safety and promotes opportunity. We firmly believe that such a corporate culture enhances employee satisfaction while also nurturing creativity and productivity, thereby driving our continuous innovation efforts. Central to our ethos is prioritizing the employee experience, a commitment underscored by our esteemed certification from the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc., designating us as a "Great Place to Work" each year since 2019.

 Workforce Demographics

 As of April 30, 2025, we had 1,456 full time employees and 19 part time employees, of whom 528 were in R&D and engineering, 75 were in sales and marketing, 533 were in operations and 339 were general and administrative personnel. Upon closing of our acquisition of BlueHalo on May 1, 2025, our workforce increased to 3,594 full time employees and 137 part time employees including over 200 employees with a PhD.

 Talent Acquisition, Retention and Development

 Our ability to attract, cultivate, and retain highly skilled individuals, particularly those with technical and engineering expertise and high-level security clearances, is paramount for the successful execution of our strategic objectives and the expansion of our enterprise. We maintain vigilant oversight of recruitment, employee retention, and management practices. A pivotal component of our People and Culture strategy involves the recruitment of early-career professionals through collegiate programs and internships, with a specific focus on technical disciplines.

 Furthermore, we engage in regular confidential surveys to gather insights from our workforce, using the feedback to enhance our organizational environment. Our commitment to our employees is demonstrated through competitive compensation packages, including performance incentives and recognition schemes that encompass all levels within our company. We prioritize the development of our workforce through educational initiatives, training programs, and support for further education and professional certifications. Moreover, we conduct meticulous succession planning for leadership roles to ensure the sustained cultivation of a talented management cadre essential for the realization of our strategic vision.

 Employee Safety and Health

 Our safety and health program enhances operational efficiency by offering tailored safety, health, and wellness initiatives. This program establishes secure working conditions, fosters a positive work atmosphere, enhances employee resilience, and bolsters the company's overall value. We diligently track employee health and safety metrics, setting monthly and annual goals to minimize work-related injuries and illnesses, thereby reducing the number of lost workdays and mitigating productivity setbacks resulting from such incidents. Furthermore, we extend health and wellness benefits to our employees for their well-being.

 Backlog

 Consistent with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"), we define backlog as remaining unsatisfied performance obligations under firm orders for which work has not been performed. As of April 30, 2025 and 2024, our backlog was approximately $726.6 million and $400.2 million, respectively. We expect that approximately 90% of our backlog will be recognized as revenue during our fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.

 In addition to funded backlog, we also had unfunded backlog of $774.6 million and $135.4 million as of April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Unfunded backlog does not meet the definition of a performance obligation under ASC 606. We define unfunded backlog as the total remaining potential order amounts under cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts with (i) multiple one-year options and indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity ("IDIQ") contracts, or (ii) incremental funding. Unfunded backlog does not obligate the customer to purchase goods or services. There can be no assurance that unfunded backlog will result in any orders in any particular period, if at all. Management believes that unfunded backlog does not provide a reliable measure of future estimated revenue under our contracts.

 Because of possible future changes in delivery schedules and/or cancellations of orders, backlog at any particular date is not necessarily representative of actual sales to be expected for any succeeding period, and actual sales for the year may not meet or exceed the backlog represented. Our backlog is typically subject to large variations from quarter to quarter as existing contracts expire, are renewed or new contracts awarded. A majority of our contracts, specifically IDIQ ones, do not currently obligate the U.S. government to purchase any goods or services. Additionally, all U.S. government contracts included in backlog, whether or not they are funded, may be terminated at the convenience of the U.S. government.

 Regulation

 Due to the fact that we contract with the DoD and other agencies of the U.S. government, we are subject to extensive federal regulations, including the Federal Acquisition Regulations, Defense Federal Acquisitions Regulations, Truth in Negotiations Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act and the regulations promulgated under the DoD Industrial Security Manual, which establishes the security guidelines for classified programs and facilities as well as individual security clearances. The federal government audits and reviews our performance on contracts, pricing practices, cost structure, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards. Like most government

 contractors, our contracts are audited and reviewed on a continual basis by federal agencies, including the Defense Contract Management Agency ("DCMA") and the Defense Contract Audit Agency ("DCAA").

 In addition, we are subject to industry specific regulations due to the nature of the products and services we provide. For example, certain aspects of our business are subject to further regulation by additional U.S. government authorities, including (i) the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), which regulates airspace for all air vehicles in the U.S. National Airspace System, (ii) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, which regulate the wireless communications upon which our UAS depend in the United States, (iii) the Defense Trade Controls of the U.S. Department of State that administers the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, which regulate the export of controlled technical data, defense articles and defense services, and (iv) the Export Administration Regulations as administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, which regulate the export of goods, software, and technology, including items that have dual-use for both commercial and military applications.

 Certain of these regulations impose substantial penalties for violations, including suspension or debarment from government contracting or subcontracting for a period of time. Furthermore, our non-U.S. operations are subject to the laws and regulations of foreign jurisdictions, which may include regulations that are more stringent than those imposed by the U.S. government on our U.S. operations.

 U.S. Government Contracting Process

 We sell the majority of our products and services under contracts with the U.S. government. Most of our current U.S. government contracts were awarded through a competitive bidding process. The U.S. government awards competitive bid contracts based on proposal evaluation criteria established by the procuring agency. Competitive bid contracts are awarded after a formal bid and proposal competition among providers. Following award, competitive bid contracts may be challenged by unsuccessful bidders. The funding of U.S. government programs is subject to congressional appropriations. The U.S. military funds its contracts for our products either through operational need statements or as programs of record, defined as a program which, after undergoing extensive DoD review and product testing, is included in the five year government budget cycle.

 Material U.S. Government Contract Provisions

 All contracts with the U.S. government contain provisions, and are subject to laws and regulations, that give the government rights and remedies not typically found in commercial contracts, such as rights that allow the U.S. government to terminate existing contracts for convenience; terminate contracts for default upon the occurrence of certain enumerated events; unilaterally modify contracts with regard to certain performance requirements; cancel multi-year contracts and related orders, if funds for contract performance for any subsequent year become unavailable; potentially obtain rights in, or ownership to, intellectual property associated with products and systems developed or delivered by a contractor as a result of its performance of the contract; adjust contract costs and fees on the basis of audits completed by its agencies; suspend or debar a contractor from doing business with the U.S. government; and control or prohibit the export of certain items.

 Compensation, if any, in the event of a termination for default is limited to payment for work completed at the time of termination. In the event of a termination for convenience, the contractor may receive the contract price for completed work, as well as its costs of performance of terminated work including an allowance for profit and reasonable termination settlement costs.

 U.S. Government Contract Categories

 There are three primary types of government contracts in our industry. These basic types of contracts are typically referred to as fixed price contracts, cost reimbursable contracts, including cost plus fixed fee, cost plus award fee, and cost plus incentive fee, and time and materials contracts.

 Fixed-Price. These contracts are not subject to adjustment by reason of costs incurred in the performance of the contract. With this type of contract, we assume the risk that we will not be able to perform at a cost below the fixed price, except for costs incurred because of contract changes ordered by the customer.

 Cost Reimbursable. These contracts reimburse allowable costs and include types such as cost-plus-fixed fee, cost-plus-award fee, and cost-plus-incentive fee. Under each type of contract, we assume the risk that we may not be able to recover costs if they are not allowable under the contract terms or applicable regulations, or if the costs exceed the contract funding. They typically present lower profit margins and risk. Cost plus fixed fee contracts are cost reimbursable contracts that provide for payment of a negotiated fee that is fixed at the inception of the contract. A cost plus award fee contract is a cost reimbursable contract that provides for a fee consisting of a base amount, which may be zero, fixed at inception of the contract and an award amount, based upon the government's satisfaction with the performance under the contract. A cost plus incentive fee contract is a cost reimbursable contract that provides for an initially negotiated fee to be adjusted later by a formula based on the relationship of total allowable costs to total target costs.

 Time-and-Materials. Under these contracts, our compensation is based on a fixed hourly rate established for specified labor or skill categories. We risk reduced profitability if our actual costs exceed the costs incorporated into the fixed hourly labor rate. One variation of a standard time and materials contract is a time and materials, award fee contract. Under this type of contract, a positive or negative incentive can be earned based on achievement against specific performance metrics.

 Additional key contract frameworks include the following:

 IDIQ and IDIQ Type Contract Form. The U.S. government frequently uses IDIQ and IDIQ type contracts to obtain contractual commitments to provide products or services over a period of time pursuant to established general terms and conditions. IDIQ and IDIQ type contracts typically have multi-year terms and unfunded ceiling amounts that enable, but do not commit, the U.S. government to purchase substantial amounts of products and services from one or more contractors.

 Undefinitized Contractual Actions ("UCA"). Depending on the urgency of the project and the complexity of the contract negotiation, UCAs or Letter Contracts, Basic Ordering Agreements, or Provisional Item Orders are entered into prior to finalizing the terms of a definitive contract to allow for the contractor to immediately begin performing services and/or manufacturing products.

 Unpriced Change Orders ("UCO"). UCOs are unilateral changes within the scope of a contract where the government and contractor have not reached an agreement on terms, specifications, and prices. This type of change order allows the project to continue without delay while the contractor and government negotiate final terms, specifications, and prices. The existing contract is formally modified to include an agreed-upon price and other adjustments related to the change order.

 Other Transaction Authority ("OTA"). OTAs are legally binding instruments that are used to engage with non-traditional defense contractors and to facilitate the rapid development and deployment of innovative technologies. Unlike traditional government contracts, OTAs are not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), providing greater flexibility in terms and conditions.

 International Contracting Process

 We supply our products and services to international allied governments. Each international customer has its own laws, regulations, bureaucracy and forms of procurement agreements that present challenges in our international contracting process. Our international contracts generally result from a competitive bidding process and, to a lesser extent, sole source awards for urgent requirements or sustainment. Competitive bid contracts are awarded after a formal bid and proposal competition among providers. International competitive bidding processes are highly competitive and sometimes we face disadvantages in the bidding and evaluation process in comparison to local, domestic bidders that may receive priority or more favorable evaluations than non-domestic suppliers due to stated requirements in the local

 regulations that promote domestic procurements. Sole source awards are direct engagements with the procuring agency. Generally, sole source awards are utilized by our existing customers to sustain or augment their use of our products, commonly through multi-year support agreements. These agreements allow for customer logistics organizations to tailor procurement and support efforts to the needs of the end users. International funding processes vary, are generally allocated during the applicable country's fiscal year, are often confidential, and may be broadly allocated or targeted for specific purposes, making it difficult to forecast demand. Many of our international customers have established fleets of our UAS, which generally allows them to seek and obtain budget for yearly incremental allocations of funding. These allocations are contracted through existing multi-year support agreements which provide the customer flexibility to procure products and services when funding is available.

 Our typical international customer contracts take the form of fixed price contracts and time and materials contracts. Most of our international contracts are fixed-price contracts, as their finite nature is desired by customers. Time-and-materials contracts are more common for our service work with a defined limit on funding and period of performance. Contracts with international customers often include locally advantageous provisions differing from U.S. norms, potentially complicating enforcement and receivable collection. We minimize risks by assessing each contract individually and requiring banking guarantees or advance payments.

 Environmental Regulation

 We are subject to various federal, state, local and non-U.S. laws and regulations relating to environmental protection, including the discharge, treatment, storage, disposal and remediation of hazardous substances and wastes. We could also be affected by future laws and regulations relating to climate change, including laws related to greenhouse gas emissions and regulating energy efficiency. These laws and regulations could lead to increased environmental compliance expenditures, increased energy and raw materials costs, and new and/or additional investment in designs and technologies. We continually assess our compliance status and management of environmental matters to ensure that our operations comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. Investigation, remediation and operation and maintenance costs associated with environmental compliance and management of sites are a normal, recurring part of our operations. These costs often are allowable costs under our contracts with the U.S. government. While environmental protection regulations have not had a significant adverse effect on our overall operations, it is possible that costs incurred to ensure continued environmental compliance in the future could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows if additional work requirements or more stringent clean-up standards are imposed by regulators, new areas of soil, air and groundwater contamination are discovered and/or expansion of work scope are prompted as a result of investigations.

 Other Information

 AeroVironment, Inc. was originally incorporated in California in July 1971 and reincorporated in Delaware in 2006.

 Our principal executive offices are located at 241 18 th Street South, Suite 650, Arlington, Virginia 22202. Our telephone number is (703) 418-2828. Our website address is  We make our website content available for information purposes only. It should not be relied upon for investment purposes, nor is it incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

 We make our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and proxy statements for our annual stockholders' meetings, as well as any amendments to those reports, available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practical after we electronically file that material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You can learn more about us by reviewing our SEC filings. Our SEC reports can be accessed through the investor relations page of our website at  The SEC also maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains our reports, proxy statements and other information regarding us.

 We may announce material business and financial information to our investors using our investor relations website at  We therefore encourage investors and others interested in the company to review the information that we make available on our website, in addition to following our filings with the

 SEC, webcasts, press releases and conference calls. Information contained on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 A description of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business is set forth below. You should carefully consider such risks and uncertainties, together with the other information contained in this report and in our other public filings before investing in our common stock. If any such risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, financial condition or operating results could differ materially from the plans, projections and other forward-looking statements included in the section titled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this report and in our other public filings. In addition, if any of the following risks and uncertainties, or if any other risks and uncertainties, actually occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could be harmed substantially, which could cause the market price of our stock to decline, perhaps significantly.

 Risk Factor Summary

 The following is a summary of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our business, financial condition or operating results to be harmed. We encourage you to carefully review the full risk factors contained in this report in their entirety for additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties.

 Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 We rely heavily on sales to certain customers, including the U.S. government, particularly to agencies of the DoD.

 A decline in the U.S. and other government budgets, changes in spending or budgetary priorities, or delays in contract awards or in the release of approved funds may significantly and adversely affect our future revenue.

 If the markets for our products do not grow as expected, if we cannot expand our customer base or if our products and services do not achieve broad acceptance, then we may not be able to achieve our anticipated level of growth.

 Our international business poses potentially greater risks than our domestic business.

 The markets in which we compete are characterized by rapid technological change, requiring us to develop new products and product enhancements, and could render our existing products obsolete.

 There are difficult issues to navigate in the development and use of AI, which may result in reputational harm or liability, and failure to introduce new and innovative products that have AI capabilities could put us at a competitive disadvantage.

 We expect to incur substantial R&D costs and devote significant resources to identifying and commercializing new products and services, which could significantly reduce our profitability and may never result in revenue to us.

 If critical components or raw materials used to manufacture our products or used in our development programs become scarce or unavailable, then we may incur delays in manufacturing and delivery of our products and in completing our development programs, which could damage our business.

 Our ability to stay competitive within our markets may be dependent upon increasing manufacturing capacity to support anticipated growth and achieving cost reductions and projected economies of scale from increasing manufacturing quantities of our products. Failing to adequately increase production capacity and achieve such reductions in manufacturing costs and projected economies of scale could materially adversely affect our business.

 We face significant risks in the management of our inventory, and failure to effectively manage our inventory levels may result in supply imbalances that could harm our business.

 Due to the volatile and flammable nature of certain components of our products and equipment, fires or explosions may disrupt our business or cause significant injuries, which could adversely affect our financial results.

 The operation of UAS and C-UAS in urban environments may be subject to risks, such as accidental collisions and transmission interference, which may limit demand for our UAS and C-UAS in such environments and harm our business and operating results.

 Shortfalls in available external R&D funding could adversely affect us.

 Unauthorized access to our, our customers' and/or our suppliers' information and systems could negatively impact our business.

 Our employees or others acting on our behalf may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, which could cause us to lose contracts or cause us to incur costs.

 Our work for the U.S. government and international governments may expose us to increased security risks.

 Acquisitions could be difficult to integrate, divert the attention of key personnel, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and impair our financial results.

 Our substantial borrowings under our credit facilities could adversely affect our financial condition and restrict our operating flexibility.

 Risks Related to Our U.S. Government Contracts

 As of April 30, 2025, we were classified as a small business defense contractor. The loss of our small business status may adversely affect our ability to compete for small business set aside US government contracts.

 We are subject to extensive government regulation, and our failure to comply with applicable regulations could subject us to penalties that may restrict our ability to conduct our business.

 Our business could be adversely affected by a negative audit or investigation by the U.S. government.

 If we fail to establish and maintain important relationships with government agencies and prime contractors, our ability to successfully maintain and develop new business may be adversely affected.

 Some of our contracts with the U.S. government allow it to use inventions developed under the contracts and to disclose technical data to third parties, which could harm our ability to compete.

 U.S. government contracts are generally not fully funded at inception, contain certain provisions that may be unfavorable to us and may be undefinitized at the time of the start of performance, which could prevent us from realizing our contract backlog and materially harm our business and results of operations.

 U.S. government contracts are subject to a competitive bidding process that can consume significant resources without generating any revenue.

 We are subject to procurement rules and regulations, which increase our performance and compliance costs under our U.S. government contracts.

 Risks Related to Legal and Regulatory Requirements

 We could be prohibited from shipping our products to certain countries if we are unable to obtain U.S. government authorization regarding the export of our products and services, or if current or future export laws limit or otherwise restrict our business. In addition, failure to comply with export laws could result in fines, export restrictions and other sanctions and penalties.

 We may become subject to government investigations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity.

 Failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals from the FAA or other governmental agencies, or limitations put on the use of SUAS, MUAS and C-UAS in response to public privacy concerns, may prevent us from expanding the sales of our SUAS, MUAS and C-UAS to non-military customers in the United States.

 We are subject to pending legal proceedings that may disrupt our business, cause us to incur substantial costs, expose us to significant legal liabilities and could have a material adverse impact on our financial performance.

 Our business is subject to federal, state and international laws regarding data protection, privacy, and information security, as well as confidentiality obligations under various agreements, and our actual or

 perceived failure to comply with such obligations could damage our reputation, expose us to litigation risk and adversely affect our business and operating results.

 Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

 If we fail to protect, or incur significant costs in defending or enforcing our intellectual property and other proprietary rights, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially harmed.

 We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights, which could be costly, time consuming and limit our ability to use certain technologies in the future.

 Risks Related to Securities Markets and Investment in Our Stock

 The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.

 Our largest stockholder may have the ability to significantly influence all matters submitted to stockholders for approval.

 The market price of our common stock may decline because of our acquisition activity.

 We may not be able to obtain capital when desired on favorable terms, if at all, or without dilution to our stockholders.

 Prior to our acquisition of BlueHalo, BlueHalo was not a U.S. public reporting company. The obligations associated with integrating into a public company, including to remediate BlueHalo's material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, may require significant resources and management attention.

 We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 We rely heavily on sales to certain customers, including the U.S. government, particularly to agencies of the DoD.

 Historically, we have derived a significant portion of our total sales and our SUAS and LMS sales from the U.S. government and its agencies. Sales to the U.S. government, either as a prime contractor or subcontractor and inclusive of foreign military sales, represented approximately 75% of our revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. The DoD, our principal U.S. government customer, accounted for approximately 35% of our revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. With the acquisition of BlueHalo, we expect the proportion of total revenue attributable to sales to the U.S. DoD and other U.S. government agencies to increase in fiscal year 2026. We believe that the success and growth of our business for the foreseeable future will continue to depend to a significant degree on our ability to win government contracts, in particular from the DoD. Many of our government customers are subject to budgetary constraints and our continued performance under these contracts, or award of additional contracts from these agencies, could be jeopardized by spending reductions or budget cutbacks at these agencies. Recently, the reduction of government spending has been a primary focus of the federal government. In January 2025, President Trump announced an executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") to maximize government efficiency and productivity. In February 2025, President Trump stated that he has directed DOGE to review Pentagon spending for potential waste and fraud. As a result of these recent developments and other factors, the funding of U.S. government programs is uncertain. We are dependent on continued congressional appropriations and administrative allotment of funds based on an annual budgeting process. We cannot assure you that current levels of congressional funding for our products and services will continue and that our business will not decline.

 The U.S. military funds a portion of our contracts through operational needs statements, and to a lesser extent, through programs of record, which provides us with less visibility and certainty on future funding allocations for our contracts. Furthermore, all of our contracts with the U.S. government are terminable by the U.S. government at will, and the increasing government spending reviews may result in revocation of previously awarded contracts. A significant decline in government expenditures generally, or with respect to programs for which we provide products and/or

 services, could adversely affect our business and prospects. Our operating results may also be negatively impacted by other developments that affect these government programs generally, including the following:

 changes in government programs that are related to our products and services;

 adoption of new laws or regulations relating to government contracting or changes to existing laws or regulations;

 changes in political or public support for security and defense programs;

 delays or changes in the government appropriations and budget process;

 uncertainties associated with the current global threat environment and other geo-political matters; and

 delays in the payment of our invoices by government payment offices.

 These developments and other factors could cause governmental agencies to reduce their purchases under existing contracts, to exercise their rights to terminate contracts at-will or to abstain from renewing contracts or entering into new contracts, any of which would cause our revenue to decline and could otherwise harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 A decline in the U.S. and other government budgets, changes in spending or budgetary priorities, delays in contract awards or in the release of approved funds may significantly and adversely affect our future revenue.

 Because we generate a significant portion of our total sales from the U.S. government and its agencies and from foreign governments, our results of operations could be adversely affected by government spending caps, delays in the government budget process, program starts, the award of contracts or orders under existing contracts, or delays in release of funds by the federal government. Delays in the definitization of a contract could result in delayed funding, billing and payment. Our business may be adversely impacted due to shifts in the political environment and resulting changes in the government and agency leadership positions and priorities for funding. We cannot assure you that current levels of congressional funding for our products and services will continue and that our business will not decline, or that such funding will be accessible consistent with previously realized timelines due to federal budgetary review activities and potential freezes on or cancellation of various governmental programs from time to time. If annual budget appropriations or continuing resolutions are not enacted timely, we could face U.S. government shutdowns, which could adversely impact our programs and contracts with the U.S. government, our ability to receive timely payment from U.S. government entities and our ability to timely obtain export licenses for our products and services to fulfill contracts with our international customers.

 Additionally, there is a possibility that political decisions made by the U.S. government, such as the establishment of DOGE and the related probes into and reductions in government spending, policy changes regarding prior military commitments by the second Trump administration, including those regarding ongoing conflicts, including between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, Israel and Iran, or an impasse on policy issues between the executive branch and Congress, could impact future spending and program authorizations, which may not increase or may decrease or shift to programs in areas in which we do not provide products or services or are less likely to be awarded contracts. Such changes in spending authorizations and budgetary priorities may occur as a result of shifts in spending priorities from defense-related and other programs due to, among other factors, competing demands for federal funds and the number and intensity of military conflicts. We previously received a stop work order, which was lifted shortly after issuance, on certain existing U.S. government contracts previously awarded to us for foreign military sales funded by the U.S. government via foreign military financing because of shifting foreign military aid priorities. We may continue to receive future stop work orders and/or contract cancellations for other existing U.S. government contracts due to shifting foreign military aid priorities, including due to the recently announced pause on U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, and we cannot project the aggregate negative impact on our results of operations due to any future stop work orders and/or contract cancellations.

 Military transformation and changes in overseas operational levels may affect future procurement priorities and existing programs, which could limit demand for our products and services.

 We cannot predict whether and when a reduction in overseas operational levels will occur, how future procurement priorities related to defense transformation will be impacted, including by future events such as the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine or Israel and Hamas, or how changes in the threat environment will impact opportunities and competition for our products, for existing, additional or replacement programs. While strategically, we have diversified our portfolio in an effort to mitigate the susceptibility of our business to reductions in overseas operational levels, we cannot be certain that such actions have mitigated the risk of our business to such reductions. If defense transformation or overseas operations slow down or cease in key operational areas, then our business, financial condition and results of operations could be impacted negatively.

 We operate in evolving markets, which makes it difficult to evaluate our business and future prospects.

 One of our key strategies is to invest in R&D to drive innovation and spur growth. Our innovative solutions are often sold in new and rapidly evolving markets. Accordingly, our business and future prospects may be difficult to evaluate. We cannot accurately predict the extent to which demand for our products and services will increase, if at all. The challenges, risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in rapidly evolving markets could impact our ability to do the following:

 generate sufficient revenue to maintain profitability;

 acquire and maintain market share;

 achieve or manage growth in our operations;

 develop and renew contracts;

 attract and retain additional engineers and other highly-qualified personnel;

 successfully develop and commercially market new products and services;

 adapt to new or changing policies and spending priorities of governments and government agencies; and

 access additional capital when required and on reasonable terms, including capital to refinance our substantial indebtedness.

 If we fail to address these and other challenges, risks and uncertainties successfully, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially harmed.

 We face competition from other firms, many of which have substantially greater resources.

 The defense industry is highly competitive and generally characterized by intense competition to win contracts. Our current principal competitors in the UAS market include Elbit Systems Ltd., Quantum-Systems, Inc., Edge Autonomy, Teledyne Technologies, Inc., Sierra Nevada Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, Textron, Inc., Shield AI, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Griffon Aerospace, Inc., L3Harris Technologies, Inc. and Israeli Aircraft Industries.

 The defense and technology markets for the C-UAS and Precision Strike products and solutions are highly competitive, evolving with rapid technological advancements and shifting customer needs. Competitors in the LMS market include Textron Inc., RTX Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Anduril Industries, Inc., Aevex Holdings, LLC and UVision Air Ltd. Competitors in the C-UAS and Electronic Warfare markets include Anduril Industries, Inc., The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, RTX Corporation and other emerging technology firms and international players.

 The space technology and directed energy market includes competitors such as The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, L3Harris Technologies, Inc., BAE Systems, Inc., and RTX Corporation. These companies have extensive experience and resources, offering satellite systems and spacecraft engineering solutions that compete with our offerings.

 The cyber and mission systems areas are highly competitive, with principal competitors including L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Thales Group, Anduril Industries, Inc, and Sierra Nevada Corporation. We also face competition from specialized cybersecurity firms.

 Our competitors may be able to provide customers with different or greater capabilities or benefits than we can provide in areas such as technical qualifications, past contract performance, geographic presence, price and the availability of key professional personnel, including those with security clearances. Furthermore, many of our competitors may be able to use their substantially greater resources and economies of scale to develop competing products and technologies, manufacture in high volumes more efficiently, divert sales from us by winning broader contracts or hire away our employees by offering more lucrative compensation packages. Small business competitors may be able to offer more cost-competitive solutions, due to their lower overhead costs, and take advantage of small business incentive and set aside programs for which we are ineligible. Foreign competitors may also be able to offer more cost-competitive solutions as compared to our products and services. The markets our products and services are expanding, and competition intensifying as additional competitors enter such markets and current competitors expand their product lines. In order to secure contracts successfully when competing with larger, well-financed companies, we may need to agree to contractual terms that provide for lower aggregate payments to us over the life of the contract, which could adversely affect our margins. In addition, larger diversified competitors serving as prime contractors may be able to supply underlying products and services from affiliated entities, which would prevent us from competing for subcontracting opportunities on these contracts. Our failure to compete effectively with respect to any of these or other factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results.

 If the markets for our products do not grow as expected, if we cannot expand our customer base or if our products and services do not achieve broad acceptance, then we may not be able to achieve our anticipated level of growth.

 We cannot accurately predict the future growth rates or sizes of the markets for our products and services. Demand for our products and services may not increase, or may decrease, either generally or in specific markets, for particular types of products and services or during particular time periods. Despite expanding our customer base to include international clients and non-military domestic agencies and making initial export breakthroughs, sustained increases in sales to international customers are not guaranteed. Historically, a large portion of our and BlueHalo's revenue has been with the U.S. government. An increase of international sales of our product and services may not occur as anticipated. The expansion of the markets for our products in general, and the market for our products and services in particular, depends on several factors, including the following:

 customer satisfaction with these types of systems as solutions;

 the cost, performance and reliability of our products and products offered by our competitors;

 customer perceptions regarding the effectiveness and value of these types of systems;

 restrictions on our ability to market our products and services internationally due to U.S. government laws and regulations;

 securing necessary regulatory approvals, including access to airspace and wireless spectrum for our uncrewed systems; and

 marketing efforts and publicity regarding these types of systems and services.

 Our international business poses potentially greater risks than our domestic business.

 We derived approximately 52% of our revenue from international sales, including U.S. government foreign military sales in which an end user is a foreign government, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, compared to 62% for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. We expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our revenue from international sales, including direct sales to allied nations, and initiated through our international operations, Telerob Gesellschaft f r Fernhantierungstechnik mbH ("Telerob"); however, we expect the proportion of our total revenue attributable to international sales will decrease in fiscal year 2026 due to BlueHalo's lower mix of international sales. Our international revenue and operations are subject to a number of material risks, including the following:

 the unavailability of, or difficulties in obtaining any, necessary U.S. governmental authorizations for the export of our products and services to certain foreign jurisdictions;

 regulatory requirements that may adversely affect our ability to operate in foreign jurisdictions, sell certain products and services or repatriate profits to the United States;

 the complexity and necessity of using foreign representatives and consultants, and delays in and difficulty of validating foreign representatives and consultants;

 the complexities of operating a business in an international location through a subsidiary or joint venture structure that may include foreign business partners, subcontractors and suppliers;

 the complexities of managing a workforce under foreign labor and employment law and related organizational requirements;

 the complexity of shipping our products internationally through multiple jurisdictions with varying legal requirements;

 difficulties in enforcing agreements and collecting receivables through foreign legal systems and other relevant legal issues, including fewer legal protections for intellectual property;

 potential fluctuations in foreign economies and in the value of foreign currencies and interest rates;

 potential preferences by prospective customers to purchase from local (non-U.S.) sources;

 general economic and political conditions in the geographic markets in which we operate;

 laws or regulations relating to non-U.S. military contracts that favor purchases from non-U.S. manufacturers over U.S. manufacturers;

 the imposition of in-country production and manufacturing requirements by international customers;

 the imposition of tariffs, embargoes, export controls and other trade restrictions; and

 different and changing legal and regulatory requirements, including those pertaining to anti-corruption, anti-boycott, data protection and privacy, employment law, intellectual property, contracts and tax in the jurisdictions in which we currently operate or may operate in the future.

 Negative developments in any of these areas in one or more countries in which we operate could result in a reduction in demand for our products, the cancellation or delay of orders already placed, threats to our intellectual property, destabilization of performance, difficulty in collecting receivables and a higher cost of doing business, any of which could negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations. While we have adopted policies and procedures to facilitate compliance with laws and regulations applicable to our international operations and sales,

 our failure, or the failure by our employees or others working on our behalf, to comply with such laws and regulations may result in administrative, civil or criminal liabilities, including fines, suspension or debarment from government contracts or suspension of our export privileges. Moreover, our sales, including sales to customers outside the United States, substantially all are denominated in U.S. dollars, and downward fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may make our products more expensive than other products, which could harm our business.

 If we are unable to manage the increasing complexity of our business, or achieve or manage our expected growth, our business could be adversely affected.

 The complexity of our business has increased significantly over the last several years, most recently with the closing of our acquisition of BlueHalo in May 2025. We have increased the number of product lines being pursued, expanded international product sales and added commercial services and engaged in numerous acquisitions further expanding our operations domestically and abroad. Further, we have entered into certain credit facilities that include affirmative and negative covenants and place some restrictions on how we operate our business. Our growth has placed, and our expected growth will continue to place, a strain on our management and our administrative, operational and financial infrastructure. We anticipate further growth of headcount and facilities will be required to address expansion in our product and service offerings and the geographic scope of our customer base. However, if we are unsuccessful in our efforts, our business could decline. Our success will depend in part upon the ability of our senior management to manage our increased complexity and expected growth effectively. To do so, we must continue to hire, train, manage and integrate a significant number of qualified managers and engineers, as well as an adequate support structure. If our new employees perform poorly, or if we are unsuccessful in hiring, training, managing and integrating these new employees, or retaining these or our existing employees, then our business may experience declines.

 To support our expected growth, we must continue to improve our operational, financial and management information systems. If we are unable to manage our growth while maintaining our quality of service, or if new systems that we implement to assist in managing our growth do not produce the expected benefits, then our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results could be adversely affected.

 Our business relationships, including those of BlueHalo, may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the post-acquisition integration, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

 Parties with which we do business and with which BlueHalo did business prior to the acquisition may experience uncertainty associated with the acquisition integration, including with respect to current or future business relationships with the combined company. Our and BlueHalo's business relationships may be subject to disruption as customers, distributors, suppliers, vendors, landlords, joint venture partners and other business partners may attempt to delay or defer entering into new business relationships, negotiate changes in existing business relationships or consider entering into business relationships with parties other than us. These disruptions could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position, as well as a material and adverse effect on our ability to realize the expected cost savings and other benefits of the acquisition.

 Any efforts to expand our offerings beyond our current markets may not succeed, which could negatively impact our operating results.

 The U.S. military represents our largest source of revenue. We have, however, expanded our product sales into new market segments, such as the AI-enabled common control system from our Tomahawk acquisition. Our efforts to expand our product and service offerings beyond our traditional markets may divert management resources from existing operations and require us to commit significant financial resources to unproven businesses that may not generate additional sales, either of which could significantly impair our operating results.

 The markets in which we compete are characterized by rapid technological change, requiring us to develop new products and product enhancements, and could render our existing products obsolete.

 Continuing technological changes in the market for our products could make our products and services less competitive or obsolete, either generally or for particular applications. The length and severity of the cycles in the commercial and defense industries are difficult to predict. Our future success will depend upon our ability to develop and introduce a variety of new capabilities and enhancements to our existing product offerings, as well as introduce a variety of new product offerings to address the changing needs of the markets in which we offer our products. Delays in introducing new products and enhancements, the failure to choose correctly among technical alternatives or the failure to offer innovative products or enhancements at competitive prices may cause existing and potential customers to purchase our competitors' products.

 If we are unable to devote adequate resources to develop new products or cannot otherwise successfully develop new products or enhancements that meet customer requirements on a timely basis, our products could lose market share, our revenue and profits could decline, and we could experience operating losses.

 There are difficult issues to navigate in the development and use of AI, which may result in reputational harm or liability, and failure to introduce new and innovative products that have AI capabilities could put us at a competitive disadvantage.

 We currently incorporate machine learning and AI capabilities into certain of our products and solutions and may seek to expand the use of AI in our offerings in the future. As with many innovations, AI presents risks, challenges, and unintended consequences that could affect our business. AI algorithms and training methodologies may be flawed. These deficiencies and other failures of AI systems could subject us to competitive harm, regulatory action, legal liability, and brand or reputational harm. Further, incorporating AI could give rise to litigation risk and risk of non-compliance and unknown cost of compliance, as AI is an emerging technology for which the legal and regulatory landscape is not fully developed (including potential liability for breaching intellectual property or privacy rights or laws). While new AI initiatives, laws, and regulations are emerging and evolving, what they ultimately will look like remains uncertain, and our obligation to comply with them could entail significant costs, negatively affect our business, or entirely limit our ability to incorporate certain AI capabilities into our offerings.

 Additionally, leveraging AI capabilities to potentially improve internal functions and operations presents further risks and challenges. The use of AI to support business operations carries inherent risks related to data privacy and security, such as intended, unintended, or inadvertent transmission of proprietary, sensitive or export-controlled information, as well as challenges related to implementing and maintaining AI tools. Additionally, our competitors might move faster than us to gain efficiencies by incorporating AI into their design and development processes, and our products and/or cost structure could become less competitive as a result. The rapid evolution of AI will require the application of resources by us to develop, test and maintain our products, services and operations to help ensure that AI is implemented ethically in order to minimize unintended, harmful impact.

 Our competitors may be faster or more successful than we are in incorporating AI and other disruptive technology into their offerings, which would impair our ability to compete successfully.

 We expect to incur substantial R&D costs and devote significant resources to identifying and commercializing new products and services, which could significantly reduce our profitability and may never result in revenue to us.

 Our future growth depends on penetrating new markets, adapting existing products to new applications, and introducing new products and services that achieve market acceptance. We plan to incur substantial R&D costs as part of our efforts to design, develop and commercialize new products and services and enhance existing products. We spent $100.7 million, or 12% of our revenue, in our fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 on internal R&D activities. We believe that there are significant investment opportunities in a number of business areas. Because we account for internal R&D as an operating expense, these expenditures will adversely affect our earnings in the future. Further, our R&D programs may not produce successful results, and our new products and services may not achieve market acceptance, create

 additional revenue or become profitable, which could materially harm our business, prospects, financial results and liquidity.

 Our products and services are complex and could have unknown defects or errors, which may give rise to claims against us, diminish our brand or divert our resources from other purposes.

 Our products rely on complex avionics, space qualified electronics, RF-based systems, digital phased array antennas and radars, sensors, user-friendly interfaces and tightly-integrated, electromechanical designs to accomplish their missions. Despite extensive testing, our products have contained defects and errors and may in the future contain defects, errors or performance problems when first introduced, when new versions or enhancements are released, or even after these products have been used by our customers for a period of time. These problems could result in expensive and time-consuming design modifications or warranty charges, delays in the introduction of new products or enhancements, significant increases in our service and maintenance costs, exposure to liability for damages, damaged customer relationships and harm to our reputation, any of which could materially harm our results of operations and ability to achieve market acceptance. In addition, increased development and warranty costs could be substantial and could reduce our operating margins.

 The existence of any defects, errors, or failures in our products or the misuse of our products could also lead to product liability claims or lawsuits against us. A defect, error or failure in one of our products could result in injury, death or property damage and significantly damage our reputation and support for our products in general. We anticipate this risk will grow as our UAS products begin to be used in U.S. domestic airspace and urban areas.

 Although we maintain insurance policies, we cannot be certain that this insurance will be adequate to protect us from all material judgments and expenses related to potential future claims or that these levels of insurance will be available in the future at economical prices or at all. A successful product liability claim could result in substantial cost to us. Even if we are fully insured as it relates to a claim, the claim could nevertheless diminish our brand and divert management's attention and resources, which could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 If critical components or raw materials used to manufacture our products or used in our development programs become scarce or unavailable, then we may incur delays in manufacturing and delivery of our products and in completing our development programs, which could damage our business.

 Our ability to meet customers' demands depends, in part, on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of high quality materials, components and subsystems, many of which are obtained from a select group of specialized suppliers, including some sole-source providers. In order to mitigate potential disruptions, we maintain long-term, non-binding agreements with several key suppliers that help stabilize pricing, reduce lead times and enhance planning accuracy. We do not have long-term agreements with all suppliers that obligate them to continue to sell components, products required to build our systems or products to us. Our reliance on suppliers without long-term binding contracts involves significant risks and uncertainties, including whether our suppliers will provide an adequate supply of required components or products of sufficient quality, will increase prices for the components or products and will perform their obligations on a timely basis.

 If any of our supplier's face capacity constraints, financial instability, or an unwillingness to provide raw materials or components to us, we may need to seek alternative suppliers or revise our designs, particularly because some of our components are sourced from foreign countries. Locating alternative sources may take significant time, and even then, we may encounter significant delays in manufacturing and shipping. Additionally, credit constraints among key suppliers could impact our cash flow. We have also experienced rising costs for components, shipping, tariffs, warehousing, and inventory. Our domestic suppliers have experienced increased demand for their products due to tariffs, which could impact the availability or price of our components. The permanence of these cost increases remains uncertain, and obtaining replacement components within our required time frames may prove challenging. Shortages could lead to excess inventory and potential obsolescence risks.

 In addition, certain raw materials and components used in the manufacture of our products and in our development programs, are periodically subject to supply shortages, and our business is subject to the risks of price increases and periodic delays in delivery. The electronic components industry has experienced significant shifts in supply levels in recent years. Demand for components in the memory sector is poised for substantial growth, driven by AI applications such as large language models and generative AI. Due to the volatility of supply and increase in demand, lead times and prices for certain components, such as memory related microprocessors, may continue to experience supply and price uncertainty.

 Our products, including motors, batteries, and other advanced components, rely on rare earth metals for their manufacturing, of which a significant majority are sourced from China. Any disruption in the supply of these metals could adversely affect our ability to produce and deliver our products. Factors that might lead to such disruptions include geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions, supply chain bottlenecks, and environmental regulations affecting mining operations. A limited supply or increased cost of rare earth metals could lead to higher production costs, delays in manufacturing schedules, and potential inability to meet customer demand, thereby impacting our revenue and growth plans. Managing these risks necessitates close monitoring of supply chains, diversification of suppliers, and the pursuit of alternative materials or technologies where possible.

 Escalating restrictions between the U.S. and China contribute to supply chain complexities. In January 2024, China imposed sanctions on AeroVironment in response to sales of military equipment by the U.S. Government to Taiwan. Additionally, in March 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce placed AeroVironment on China's export control list. While we have not experienced, and do not expect to experience, a material negative impact on our business as a result of the announced sanctions and export restrictions, we cannot be certain that a material negative effect will not occur in the future as a result of these sanctions and restrictions or future sanctions or restrictions that may be imposed. Some of our components sourced from foreign countries, including China, are at risk of further sanctions and other trade restrictive actions, and any escalation in global trade tensions or trade restrictions may hinder our ability to obtain these components from new suppliers. Restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and raw materials could lead to higher material costs, material unavailability, and transportation uncertainty.

 Earnings and cash flows can be impacted by changes in tax laws.

 As a U.S.-based multinational business, we are subject to income tax in the U.S. and numerous jurisdictions outside the U.S. The relevant tax rules and regulations are complex, often changing and, in some cases, are interdependent. If these or other tax rules and regulations should change, our earnings and cash flows could be negatively impacted. Our worldwide provision for income taxes is determined, in part, through the use of significant estimates and judgments. Numerous transactions arise in the ordinary course of business where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We undergo tax examinations by tax authorities on a regular basis. While we believe our estimates of our tax obligations are reasonable, the final outcome after the conclusion of any tax examinations and any litigation could be materially different from what has been reflected in our historical financial statements. Also due to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service tax capitalization rules, Section 174, which requires R&D expenditures to be capitalized and amortized over a 5-year period for tax purposes, we expect an increase in cash paid for U.S. federal income taxes in future fiscal years relative to prior periods. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act features several tax reforms including suspending the capitalization and amortization of domestic R&D expenditures for amounts paid or incurred in tax years beginning after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2030.

 Changes in trade policies, including the recently-announced tariff regime, could cause adverse impacts to our business.

 In the first half of 2025, we observed a significant shift in U.S. trade policy, with increased tariffs and the imposition of significant new tariffs that could have an adverse impact our supply chain and business operation. While certain of the recently announced tariffs have been paused, whether and to what degree they may be reinstated is uncertain at this time and may have implications for our supplier and our business. Changes in trade policies, such as new tariffs or increases in tariffs, or reactionary measures including retaliatory tariffs, legal challenges, or currency manipulation, could adversely impact us.

 We rely on imported materials, components, or finished goods, and if tariffs increase, our supply chain costs may rise, adversely affecting our business, results of operations and cash flows. We also manufacture internationally through Telerob, and if we are not granted exemptions from tariffs due to the nature of our business and customers, we could see greater impacts than we currently expect. Additionally, retaliatory measures, or prolonged uncertainty in trade relationships could result in supply chain disruptions, delayed shipments, or increased operational complexity, which could also adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows. While we intend to take steps to mitigate any impacts of tariffs or other impacts resulting from changes in trade policy, our ability to do so may be limited by operational and supply chain constraints, especially in the short term.

 Our earnings and profit margins may decrease based on the mix of our contracts and programs and other factors related to our contracts.

 In general, we perform our work under fixed-price contracts and cost-plus-fee contracts. Under fixed-price contracts, we deliver products or perform services under a contract at a stipulated price. Under cost-plus-fee contracts, which are subject to a contract ceiling amount, we are reimbursed for allowable costs and paid a fee, which may be fixed or performance based. We typically experience lower profit margins under cost-plus-fee contracts than under fixed-price contracts, though fixed-price contracts involve higher risks. In general, if the volume of services we perform under cost-plus-fee contracts increases relative to the volume of services we perform under fixed-price contracts, we expect that our operating margin will decline. In addition, our earnings and margins may decrease depending on the costs we incur in contract performance, our achievement of other contract performance objectives and the stage of our performance at which our right to receive fees, particularly under incentive and award fee contracts, is finally determined.

 We use estimates in accounting for many of our programs and changes in our estimates could adversely affect our future financial results.

 Contract accounting requires judgments relative to assessing risks, including risks associated with estimating contract transaction prices and costs, definitization of certain contract prices, assumptions for schedule and technical issues, customer-directed delays and reductions in scheduled deliveries, and unfavorable resolutions of claims and contractual matters. Due to the size and nature of many of our contracts, the estimation of total costs at completion is complicated and subject to many variables. For example, we must make assumptions regarding the length of time to complete the contract because costs also include expected increases in wages and prices for materials; and consider incentives or penalties related to performance on contracts and include them in the variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the related uncertainty is resolved. Because of the significance of the judgments and estimation processes described above, it is likely that materially different amounts could be recorded if we used different assumptions or if the underlying circumstances were to change. Changes in underlying assumptions, circumstances or estimates may adversely affect our future results of operations and financial condition.

 Cost overruns on our contracts could subject us to losses, decrease our operating margins and adversely affect our future business.

 Fixed-price contracts (including both government and commercial contracts) represented approximately 91% of our revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. With the acquisition of BlueHalo, we expect the proportion of fixed-price contracts to decrease in fiscal year 2026. If we fail to anticipate technical problems, estimate costs accurately or control costs during our performance of fixed-price contracts, then we may incur losses on these contracts because we absorb any costs in excess of the fixed price. Under cost-plus-fee contracts, if costs exceed the contract ceiling or are not allowable under the provisions of the contract or applicable regulations, then we may not be able to obtain reimbursement for all such costs. Under time and materials contracts, we are paid for labor at negotiated hourly billing rates and for certain expenses. Because many of our contracts involve advanced designs and innovative technologies, we may experience unforeseen technological difficulties and cost overruns. Under each type of contract, if we are unable to control the costs we incur in performing under the contract, then our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. Cost overruns also may adversely affect our ability to sustain existing programs and obtain future contract awards.

 Our senior management and key employees, including key employees of businesses recently acquired, are important to our customer relationships and overall business.

 We believe that our success depends in part on the continued contributions of our senior management and key employees. We rely on our executive officers, senior management and key employees to generate business and execute programs successfully. In addition, the relationships and reputation that members of our management team and key employees have established and maintain with government defense personnel contribute to our ability to maintain good customer relations and to identify new business opportunities. We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers or key employees, and these individuals could terminate their employment with us at any time. The loss of any of our continuing executive officers, members of our senior management team or key employees could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives and could materially harm our business and customer relationships and impair our ability to identify and secure new contracts and otherwise manage our business.

 We must recruit and retain highly-skilled employees to succeed in our competitive business.

 We depend on our ability to recruit and retain employees who have advanced engineering and technical services skills and who work well with our customers. These employees are in great demand and are likely to remain a limited resource in the foreseeable future. Our ability to recruit and retain qualified, technical personnel, such as engineers, has been adversely impacted by the labor market. Increased restrictions on the import of foreign labor may also increase demand for engineering personnel and adversely impact our ability to hire and retain qualified personnel. If we are unable to recruit and retain a sufficient number of these employees, then our ability to maintain our competitiveness and grow our business could be negatively affected. In addition, because of the highly technical nature of our products, the loss of any significant number of our existing engineering personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. Moreover, some of our U.S. government contracts contain provisions requiring us to staff a program with certain personnel the customer considers key to our successful performance under the contract. In the event we are unable to provide these key personnel or acceptable substitutes, the customer may terminate the contract. Certain of our programs also require staffing by employees who hold high-level security clearances, the market for which is extremely competitive and not limited to the aerospace & defense industry. We have experienced shortages of skilled employees that has negatively affected our progress on development programs and our results of operations. We cannot predict the extent to which these shortages will continue or the extent to which they could negatively impact our development programs and results of operations in future periods.

 Our ability to stay competitive within our markets may be dependent upon increasing manufacturing capacity to support anticipated growth and achieving cost reductions and projected economies of scale from increasing manufacturing quantities of our products. Failing to adequately increase production capacity and achieve such reductions in manufacturing costs and projected economies of scale could materially adversely affect our business.

 Our future growth depends on increasing manufacturing capacity of our products, and our failure to adequately increase such capacity could have a material adverse impact on our business and financial results. We do not know whether or when we will be able to develop efficient, low-cost manufacturing capabilities and processes that will enable us to manufacture (or contract for the manufacture of) our products in commercial quantities while meeting the volume, speed, quality, price, engineering, design and production standards required to successfully market our products. Our failure to develop such manufacturing processes and capabilities in locations that can efficiently service our clients and markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Our ability to remain competitive is, in part, dependent upon achieving increased savings from volume purchases of raw materials and component parts, achieving acceptable manufacturing yield and capitalizing on machinery efficiencies. We expect our suppliers to experience a sharp increase in demand for their products. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, global supply chain issues resulted in delays in procuring components for our products, and we experienced significant increases in the costs to procure certain components. The extent to which we will have reliable access to supplies that we require or be able to purchase such materials or components at cost effective prices is uncertain. There is no assurance that we will ever be in a position to realize any material, labor and machinery cost reductions associated with higher purchasing power and higher production levels. Failure to achieve these cost reductions could adversely impact our business and financial results.

 We face significant risks in the management of our inventory, and failure to effectively manage our inventory levels may result in supply imbalances that could harm our business.

 We maintain a variety of parts and components in inventory to allow us to customize our UAS, C-UAS and space products for specific customer requirements, which parts are subject to obsolescence and expiration. Due to the long-lead time for obtaining certain product components, including in response to procurement issues caused by shortages in the supply chain for such components, and the manufacturing cycles, we need to make forecasts of demand and commit significant resources towards manufacturing our products. As such, we are subject to significant risks in managing the inventory needs of our business during the year, including estimating the appropriate demand for our products. Should orders and market conditions differ significantly from our estimates, our future results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In the future, we may be required to record write-downs of finished products and materials on-hand and/or additional charges for excess purchase commitments as a result of future changes in our sales forecasts or customer orders. We may hold material amounts of inventory at third parties which are subject to separate management processes. Additionally, our failure to manage inventory effectively, including in response to the effects of shortages of our components, could expose us to losses.

 Additionally, shortages of components may result in increased inventory of unfinished products and significant quantities of other unused components remaining in inventory, which could expose us to increased risks of obsolescence and losses which may not be covered by insurance.

 Due to the volatile and flammable nature of certain components of our products and equipment, fires or explosions may disrupt our business or cause significant injuries, which could adversely affect our financial results.

 The development and manufacture of certain of our products involves the handling of a variety of explosive and flammable materials, as well as high power equipment. From time to time, these activities may result in incidents that could cause us to temporarily shut down or otherwise disrupt some manufacturing processes, which could cause production delays, and could result in liability for workplace injuries and/or fatalities. We have safety and loss prevention programs that require detailed reviews of process changes and new operations, along with routine safety audits of operations involving explosive materials, to mitigate such incidents, as well as a variety of insurance policies, though our insurance coverage may be inadequate to cover all claims and losses related to such incidents. We may experience such incidents in the future, which could result in production delays or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

 The operation of UAS and C-UAS in urban environments may be subject to risks, such as accidental collisions and transmission interference, which may limit demand for our UAS and C-UAS in such environments and harm our business and operating results.

 Urban environments may present certain challenges to the operators of UAS and C-UAS. C-UAS may cause and UAS may accidentally collide with other aircraft, persons or property, which could result in injury, death or property damage and significantly damage the reputation of and support for UAS and C-UAS in general. As the usage of UAS and C-UAS has increased, particularly by military customers, the danger of such collisions has increased. Furthermore, the incorporation of our Digital Data Link ("DDL") technology into our SUAS has increased the number of vehicles which can operate simultaneously in a given area and with this increase has come an increase in the risk of accidental collision. In addition, obstructions to effective transmissions in urban environments, such as large buildings, may limit the ability of the operator to utilize the aircraft for its intended purpose. The risks or limitations of operating UAS and C-UAS in urban environments may limit their value in such environments, which may limit demand for our UAS and C-UAS and consequently materially harm our business and operating results.

 Our quarterly operating results may vary widely.

 Our quarterly revenue, cash flow and operating results have and may continue to fluctuate significantly in the future due to a number of factors, including the following:

 fluctuations in revenue derived from government contracts, including undefinitized contracts, cost-plus-fee contracts and contracts with a performance-based fee structure;

 the size and timing of orders from military and other governmental agencies, including increased purchase requests from government customers for equipment and materials in connection with the U.S. government's fiscal year end, which may affect our quarterly operating results;

 the mix of products and services that we sell in the period;

 fluctuations in customer demand for some of our products or services;

 unanticipated costs incurred in the introduction of new products and services;

 fluctuations in the adoption of our products and services in new markets;

 our ability to win additional contracts from existing customers or other contracts from new customers;

 cancellations, delays or contract amendments by our U.S. governmental agency and foreign government customers;

 changes in policy or budgetary measures that adversely affect our U.S. governmental agency and foreign government customers;

 the cost of complying with various regulatory requirements applicable to our business and the potential penalties or sanctions that could be imposed for non-compliance; and

 our ability to obtain the necessary export licenses for sales of our products and services to international customers.

 Changes in the volume of products and services provided under existing contracts and the number of contracts commenced, completed or terminated during any quarter may cause significant variations in our cash flow from operations because a relatively large amount of our expenses are fixed. We incur significant operating expenses during the start-up and early stages of large contracts and typically do not receive corresponding payments in that same quarter. We may also incur significant or unanticipated expenses when contracts expire or are terminated or are not renewed. In addition, payments due to us from government agencies may be delayed due to billing cycles or as a result of failures of governmental budgets to gain congressional and presidential approval in a timely manner.

 Shortfalls in available external R&D funding could adversely affect us.

 We depend on our R&D activities to develop the core technologies used in our products and for the development of our future products. A portion of our R&D activities depends on funding by commercial companies and the U.S. government. U.S. government and commercial spending levels can be impacted by a number of variables, including budgeting policies and changes in government oversight, general economic conditions, specific companies' financial performance and competition for U.S. government funding with other U.S. government-sponsored programs in the budget formulation and appropriation processes. To the extent that these external sources of funding are reduced or eliminated, company funding for R&D could be reduced. Any reductions in available R&D funding could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.

 Unauthorized access to our, our customers' and/or our suppliers' information and systems could negatively impact our business.

 We face various security threats, including cyber security attacks on our information technology infrastructure, which may include attempts to gain access to our proprietary, financial, banking or classified information, disrupt use of our systems or otherwise compromise the integrity of our operations. The threats we face vary from those common to most industries, to attacks by more advanced and persistent, highly organized adversaries, including nation state actors, which target us for the national security information in our possession, for our role in developing advanced technological systems or with the goal of committing fraudulent activity. Our customers, suppliers and subcontractors are likewise targeted, and attack methods continue to evolve. Some cyberattacks depend on human error or manipulation, including phishing attacks or schemes that use social engineering or AI to gain access to systems or carry out disbursement of funds or other frauds. Developments in AI and machine learning provide threat actors with the capability to use more sophisticated means to attack our systems and may exacerbate cybersecurity risk. Although we use multiple procedures and controls to monitor and mitigate these threats, there can be no assurance that these procedures and controls will be sufficient to prevent physical or cyber access or system disruptions, including the unauthorized release of confidential technical, financial or banking information or corruption of data. Accordingly, any significant operational delays, or any destruction, manipulation or improper use of our data, information systems or networks could adversely affect our financial results and damage our reputation with customers, suppliers and stockholders, and the reputation of our products and services.

 The occurrence of some of these risks may be increased due to the increase in remote working by our employees, suppliers, contractors and other third parties. Previous cyber-attacks directed at us have not materially impacted our business or financial results, but the impact of future incidents cannot be predicted due to the constantly evolving nature and complexity of cyber-attacks. If we or our partners are subject to data security breaches, whether cyber or due to a failure in physical security protocols, we may lose existing sales and new business opportunities, see increased costs arising from remediation of the breach and the restoration or implementation of additional security measures, be subject to regulatory investigations and litigation, including fines and penalties, and face increased insurance or audit requirements in our third-party contracts, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results. Additionally, expenses resulting from cyber security attacks and other security risks may not be fully insured or otherwise mitigated, which could harm our financial results.

 Our employees or others acting on our behalf may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, which could cause us to lose contracts or cause us to incur costs.

 We are exposed to the risk that employee fraud or other misconduct from our employees or others acting on our behalf could occur. Misconduct by employees or others could include intentional failures to comply with U.S. government procurement regulations, engaging in unauthorized activities, insider threats to our cybersecurity, or falsifying time records. Misconduct by our employees or others acting on our behalf could also involve the improper use of our customers' sensitive or classified information, which could result in regulatory sanctions against us, serious harm to our reputation, a loss of contracts and a reduction in revenues, or cause us to incur costs to respond to any related governmental inquiries. It is not always possible to deter misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses, which could cause us to lose contracts or cause a reduction in revenues. In addition, alleged or actual misconduct by employees or others acting on our behalf could result in investigations or prosecutions of persons engaged in the subject activities, which could result in unanticipated consequences or expenses and management distraction for us regardless of whether we are alleged to have any responsibility.

 We may in the future experience such misconduct, despite our various compliance programs. Misconduct or improper actions by our employees, agents, subcontractors, suppliers, business partners and/or joint ventures could subject us to administrative, civil or criminal investigations and enforcement actions; monetary and non-monetary penalties; liabilities; and the loss of privileges and other sanctions, including suspension and debarment, which could negatively impact our reputation and ability to conduct business and could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.

 Our work for the U.S. government and international governments may expose us to increased security risks.

 As a government contractor, given the enhanced sensitivity of the information to which we have access and the nature of our products and services, we are at increased risk of being targeted for cyber and other security attacks, including threats to the physical security of our facilities and employees. In addition, we work in international locations where there are high security risks, which could result in harm to our employees, contractors, and remote assets, and substantial protection or recovery costs. Some of our services are performed in or adjacent to high-risk locations where the country or location is experiencing political, social or economic issues, or war or civil unrest. In those locations where we have employees or operations, we may incur substantial costs to maintain the safety of our personnel, our remote assets and our information. As such international locations and the risks associated with them change rapidly, such precautions may be insufficient to avoid such risks including possible possession of our remote assets and related access to our intellectual property by unintended third parties and the possible loss of our personnel in these locations, which could harm our business and operating results.

 Our cash may be subject to a risk of loss, and we may be exposed to fluctuations in the market values of our portfolio investments and in interest rates.

 Our assets include a significant amount of cash and investments. We adhere to an investment policy set by our Board of Directors which aims to preserve our financial assets, maintain adequate liquidity and maximize returns. Nearly all of our cash and bank deposits are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Therefore, our cash and any bank deposits that we now hold or may acquire in the future may be subject to risks, including the risk of loss or of reduced value or liquidity. Our investments classified as available-for-sale are recorded at fair value each reporting period. Our investments classified as equity method investments are recorded using the equity method. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded as other income or loss.

 Unstable market and economic conditions may have serious adverse consequences on our business, financial condition and stock price.

 Global credit and financial markets have experienced extreme disruptions in recent years, including severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates and uncertainty about economic stability. There can be no assurance that renewed deterioration in credit and financial markets and confidence in economic conditions will not occur. Our general business strategy may be adversely affected by any economic downturn, volatile business environment or continued unpredictable and unstable market conditions. If the current equity and credit markets deteriorate, or do not improve, it may make any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult, costlier and more dilutive. Failure to secure any necessary financing in a timely manner and on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy, financial performance and stock price and could require us to delay or abandon implementing business initiatives. These events and the continuing market upheavals could adversely affect our business in a number of ways, including:

 Potential Deferment of Purchases and Orders by Customers: Uncertainty about current and future global economic conditions may cause governments, including the U.S. government, which is our largest customer, other customers and businesses to modify, defer or cancel purchases in response to tighter credit, decreased cash availability and declining consumer confidence. Accordingly, future demand for our products could differ materially from our current expectations. Additionally, if customers are not successful in generating sufficient revenue or are precluded from securing financing, they may not be able to pay, or may delay payment of, accounts receivable that are owed to us. Any inability of current and/or potential customers to pay us for our products may adversely affect our earnings and cash flow.

 Negative Impact from Increased Financial Pressures on Key Suppliers: Our ability to meet customers' demands depends, in part, on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of quality materials, parts and components from our suppliers. If certain key suppliers were to become capacity constrained or insolvent as a result of a market downturn or disruption, then we may have to find new suppliers, which can result in significant delays in manufacturing and shipping our products to customers and additional costs. See above risk factor "If critical components or raw materials used to manufacture our products or used in our development programs become scarce or unavailable,

 then we may incur delays in manufacturing and delivery of our products and in completing our development programs, which could damage our business," for more detail on risks related to our supply chain.

 Customers' Inability to Obtain Financing to Make Purchases from Us and/or Maintain Their Business: Some of our customers may require substantial financing in order to fund their operations and make purchases from us. The inability of these customers to obtain sufficient credit to finance purchases of our products or services, or otherwise meet their payment obligations to us could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if a market downturn results in insolvencies for our customers, it could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

 Acquisitions could be difficult to integrate, divert the attention of key personnel, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and impair our financial results.

 In May 2025, we closed our acquisition of BlueHalo, the most recent in a series of acquisitions beginning in February 2021, with the acquisition of Arcturus and the Intelligent Systems Group business segment ("ISG"). We then acquired Telerob in May 2021, Planck Aerosystems, Inc. ("Planck") in August 2022, Tomahawk Robotics, Inc. ("Tomahawk") in September 2023. We intend to consider additional acquisitions that could add to our customer base, technological capabilities or system offerings. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, any of which could harm our business, including the following:

 difficulties in integrating the operations, technologies, products, existing contracts, accounting and personnel of the companies we acquire and realizing the anticipated synergies of the combined businesses;

 maintaining existing agreements with customers, suppliers, distributors and vendors, avoiding delays in entering into new agreements with prospective customers, suppliers, distributors and vendors, and leveraging relationships with such third parties for the benefit of the post-acquisition combined company;

 diversion of financial and management resources from existing operations;

 the price we pay or other resources that we devote may exceed the value we realize, or the value we could have realized if we had allocated the purchase price or other resources to another opportunity;

 risks of entering new markets in which we have limited or no experience;

 the complexities of managing a workforce under foreign labor and employment law and related organizational requirements;

 potential loss of key employees, customers and strategic alliances from either our current business or the acquired company's business;

 assumption of unanticipated problems or latent liabilities, such as problems with the quality of the acquired company's products or its regulatory compliance; and

 expanded regulatory compliance complexity and risk, including compliance with regulations of foreign jurisdictions.

 Acquisitions also frequently result in the recording of goodwill and other intangible assets that are subject to potential impairments in the future that could harm our financial results. For example, as part of our annual goodwill impairment test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, we determined the carrying value of the UGV reporting unit exceeded its fair value due to a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit resulting from reduced probability and delays of obtaining certain opportunities as well as an increase in forecast expenditures to support operational decisions identified during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025. Due to the changes in estimates, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $18.4 million and accelerated amortization of certain UGV intangibles of $4.3 million for our fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, we recorded a MUAS

 goodwill impairment charge of $156.0 million and accelerated amortization of certain MUAS intangibles of $34.1 million for the MUAS reporting unit. The MUAS related charges resulted from decreases in expected cash flows associated with us not being down selected for a U.S. DoD program of record and the closure of all of our MEUAS COCO sites in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. In addition, if we finance acquisitions by issuing equity, or securities convertible into equity, such as the stock issued as consideration for the purchases of BlueHalo, Arcturus and Tomahawk, then our existing stockholders may be diluted, which could lower the market price of our common stock. Further, as lock-up and other restrictions on such consideration shares lapse, we could experience heightened trading activity that could disrupt the market price for our common stock. If we finance acquisitions through debt, such as the credit facilities we entered into in connection with the consummation of our acquisition of Arcturus and subsequently amended with our acquisition of BlueHalo, then such future debt financing may contain covenants or other provisions that limit our operational or financial flexibility and represent default risk if we are unable to maintain certain financial performance metrics while the debt remains outstanding.

 It is possible that following an acquisition, the integration process could result in the loss of key employees, the loss of customers, the disruption of either or both of our and the acquired company's ongoing businesses, inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies, unexpected integration issues including the integration of IT systems, higher than expected integration costs and an overall post-completion integration process that takes longer than originally anticipated. In addition, the actual integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses. If we are not able to adequately address integration challenges, we may be unable to successfully integrate operations, and the anticipated benefits of the acquisition may not be realized.

 In addition, we must achieve the anticipated growth and cost savings without adversely affecting current revenues and investments in future growth. If we are not able to successfully achieve these objectives, the anticipated synergies and other benefits of the acquisition may not be realized fully, or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected. Additionally, we may inherit from acquired companies legal, regulatory, and other risks that occurred prior to the acquisition, whether known or unknown to us, which may be material.

 Actual growth, cost and capital expenditure synergies and other cost savings, if achieved, may be lower than what we expect and may take longer to achieve than anticipated. Moreover, at times the attention of the management and resources may be focused on the business integration and diverted from day-to-day business operations or other opportunities that may have been beneficial to us, which may disrupt our ongoing business.

 If we fail to properly evaluate acquisitions or investments, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of any such acquisitions, and we may incur costs in excess of what we anticipate. The failure to successfully evaluate and execute acquisitions or investments or otherwise adequately address these risks could materially harm our business and financial results.

 We have a significant amount of goodwill and intangible assets on our consolidated financial statements that are subject to impairment based upon future adverse changes in our business or prospects, such as the impairment recorded for the MUAS and UGV reporting units.

 As of April 30, 2025, the carrying values of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets on our balance sheet were $256.8 million and $48.7 million, respectively. With the acquisition of BlueHalo, the carrying values of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets will increase significantly in fiscal year 2026. We perform our annual impairment tests during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or when events or circumstances change in a manner that indicates an asset might be impaired. Events or circumstances that could trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business or political climate, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, a loss of key personnel, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends or significant underperformance relative to projected future results of operations.

 During our annual impairment test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, we determined the carrying value of the UGV reporting unit exceeded its fair value due to a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit resulting from reduced probability and delays of obtaining certain opportunities as well as an increase in forecast

 expenditures to support operational decisions identified during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025. The changes in estimates resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $18.4 million in the UGV reporting unit and accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $4.3 million during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025.

 In May 2023, a trigger event was identified that indicated that the carrying value of the MUAS reporting unit exceeded its fair value. Specifically, we received notification that we were not down selected for a U.S. DoD program of record which resulted in a significant decrease in the projected future cash flows of the MUAS reporting unit. As a result, we updated our estimates of long-term future cash flows used in the valuation of the MUAS reporting unit. These changes in estimates, resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $156.0 million in the MUAS reporting unit. Additionally, the closure of all of our MEUAS COCO sites resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $34.1 million during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. Accordingly, the MUAS reporting unit was considered at an increased risk of failing future quantitative goodwill impairment tests as the estimated fair value of the MUAS reporting unit did not substantially exceed its carrying value. During the annual impairment test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, the MUAS reporting unit was no longer considered at an increased risk of failing future quantitative goodwill impairment tests due to an increase in the estimated fair value of the reporting unit from significant increases in forecasted results.

 Fair value determinations utilized in the quantitative goodwill impairment test require considerable judgment and are sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions, estimates, and market factors. Estimating the fair value of individual reporting units requires us to make assumptions and estimates regarding future plans, as well as industry, economic, and regulatory conditions. These assumptions and estimates include estimated future annual net cash flows, income tax rates, discount rates, growth rates, and other market factors. Estimated future annual net cash flows based in part upon our ability to obtain contracts from the U.S. DoD and foreign allied nations and negotiate the estimated pricing are considered the most significant, sensitive assumptions. Actual results can be materially different from the estimates and assumptions. If current expectations of future growth rates and margins are not met, if market factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, income tax rates, or inflation, change, or if management's expectations or plans otherwise change, including updates to long-term operating plans, then we could recognize further future impairment charges, the amount of which could be material.

 Our substantial borrowings under our credit facilities could adversely affect our financial condition and restrict our operating flexibility.

 On February 19, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Arcturus acquisition, we entered into a credit agreement with certain lenders, letter of credit issuers, and others (as amended February 4, 2022, June 6, 2023, October 4, 2024 and May 1, 2025 the "Credit Agreement"), which, together with its associated Security and Pledge Agreement, provides for a $700.0 million term A loan (the "Term A Loan") and provides for a revolving commitment in an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million (the "Revolving Facility" and together with the Term A Loan, the "Credit Facilities"). The Term A Loan matures on May 1, 2027, the two year anniversary of the closing of the BlueHalo acquisition, and amortizes at a rate of 5.00% per annum, with the remaining outstanding principal amount due and payable on the maturity date. The applicable margin on the Term A Loan is based upon our Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and whether we elect as its benchmark rate (i) SOFR (in which case, the applicable margin ranges from 1.50 - 2.50% per annum depending on our Consolidated Leverage Ratio) plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% or (ii) Base Rate (in which case, the applicable margin ranges from 0.50 - 1.50% per annum depending on our Consolidated Leverage Ratio). Upon the occurrence of an event of default, an additional 2.00% per annum default interest rate may apply. Mandatory prepayments of the Term A Loan are required in connection with (i) the disposition of certain assets to the extent not reinvested and (ii) the incurrence of non-permitted debt.

 On the closing date of the BlueHalo acquisition, the Term A Loan was drawn in full for $700.0 million, and we borrowed approximately $225.0 million from our available Revolving Facility, the combined proceeds of which were used to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of BlueHalo upon the closing of the acquisition of BlueHalo and to pay for certain related transaction costs. Following the BlueHalo acquisition, as of May 1, 2025, the total amount of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facilities was $955.0 million.

 In support of our obligations under the Credit Facilities, we have granted security interests in substantially all of our personal property and that of our domestic subsidiaries, including a pledge of the equity interests in our subsidiaries (limited to 65% of outstanding equity interests in the case of our foreign subsidiaries), subject to customary exclusions and exceptions. In addition, our domestic subsidiaries, including BlueHalo and Arcturus, are required to be guarantors of the Credit Facilities.

 In addition, our increased level of indebtedness may have important consequences to us, including:

 increasing our vulnerability to adverse general economic and industry conditions;

 requiring us to dedicate a portion of our cash flows to the payment of interest and when applicable, principal, on our indebtedness and other obligations thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, R&D efforts, execution of our business strategy, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the economy, the defense industry, and the markets in which we operate;

 subjecting us to maintenance of various financial covenants and adherence to certain other affirmative and negative covenants, requiring us to seek lender consent or waiver in relation to our financial performance or other potential strategic actions in the future;

 placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors with less indebtedness;

 exposing us to substantial interest rate risk due to the variable interest rate under the Credit Facilities, such that, if interest rates were to increase substantially during the term of the Credit Facilities, the resulting increase in our interest payment obligations could adversely affect our operating results and our ability to service the indebtedness under the Credit Facilities; and

 making it more difficult for us to borrow additional funds in the future to fund our growth, acquisitions, working capital, capital expenditures, and other purposes.

 To the extent we incur additional indebtedness, the risks described above could increase.

 If we do not have sufficient funds to repay the Term A Loan when it becomes due in 2027, it may be necessary to refinance our debt through additional debt or equity financings. Any refinancing with new debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants than the Credit Agreement, which could further restrict our business operations. Any refinancing through our sale of equity or equity-linked securities would result in further dilution to our stockholders or may provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock.

 The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of which, after any applicable grace period, the lenders would have the ability to declare the loans due and payable in whole or in part. Among other things, if we fail to make required debt payments, or if we fail to comply with financial or other covenants in the Credit Agreement, we would be in default under the terms thereof. The Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants that include, subject to customary exclusions:

 restrictions on additional liens on our assets;

 restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness;

 restrictions on new investments, including acquisitions, mergers, investments in subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the debt, and joint ventures;

 restrictions on disposal of assets;

 restrictions on payments of cash dividends;

 restrictions on changing the nature of our business;

 a requirement to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio;

 restrictions on changes to our accounting policies; and

 restrictions on payments of any junior indebtedness.

 To the extent we would wish to engage in any of the prohibited behaviors, we would need to obtain consent under the Credit Agreement, which may not be timely forthcoming or at all. If a default event were to occur, we may not have sufficient available cash to repay such outstanding debt obligations at the time they become due or be able to refinance such debt on acceptable terms or at all.

 Any of the foregoing limitations or events could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 We face various risks related to pandemics and similar public health crises, which may adversely impact our business.

 Global pandemics and similar public health crises, such as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Although our operations mostly continued uninterrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot predict the effect of future public health crises on our business and operations. Pandemics and other public health crises may require the adoption of work from home protocols, social distancing measures in the workplace, international travel restrictions, vaccine mandates and other responsive actions and other changes to our operations. Public health crises may result in travel disruptions, quarantine requirements or other similar logistics restrictions, may further reduce our and our customers' capabilities to travel, domestically and internationally, which may impact our ability to perform certain contracts, develop and renew contracts, or market our products, or could otherwise disrupt portions of our business and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 Our business and operations are subject to the risks of earthquakes and other natural catastrophic events.

 We have research and development and manufacturing operations located in California in regions known for seismic activity and wildfires, and in other areas prone to natural disasters. While we maintain insurance coverage to cover certain of risks of losses for damage or destruction to facilities and property and for interruption of our business, such insurance may not cover specific losses and the amount of our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all of our losses. A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire or other catastrophic event, could severely affect our ability to conduct normal business operations, and as a result, our future operating results could be materially and adversely affected, including if our losses are not adequately or timely covered by our insurance.

 We self-insure a portion of our health insurance program, which may expose us to unexpected costs and negatively affect our results of operations.

 We are self-insured for the majority of our employee medical claims, subject to individual and aggregate stop loss insurance policies. We estimate liability for claims filed and incurred but not reported based upon recent claims experience and an analysis of the average period between the occurrence of a claim and the time it is reported to and paid by us. However, unanticipated changes in assumptions and management estimates underlying our recorded liabilities for medical claims could result in materially different amounts of expense than expected under our health insurance program, which could have an adverse material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

 Recession, financial and credit market disruptions may adversely affect us.

 If another global recession emerges, we may experience declines in revenues, profitability and cash flows from reduced orders, payment delays, collection difficulties, increased price pressures for our products, increased risk of excess and obsolete inventories or other factors caused by the economic problems of our customers. If negative conditions in the global credit markets prevent our customers from having access to credit or render them insolvent, orders for our products may decrease, which would result in lower revenue. Likewise, if our suppliers face challenges in obtaining credit, selling their products, or otherwise in operating their businesses or remaining solvent, they may become

 unable to offer the materials we use to manufacture our products. An economic or credit crisis could also have an impact on our ability to raise capital when needed. These events could adversely impact our ability to manufacture affected products and could also result in reductions in our revenue, increased price competition, and increased operating costs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operational results, and cash flows.

 Risks Related to Our U.S. Government Contracts

 As of April 30, 2025, we were classified as a small business defense contractor. The loss of our small business status may adversely affect our ability to compete for small business set aside US government contracts.

 As of April 30, 2025 we had fewer than 1,500 employees, and we are presently classified as a small business defense contractor under our primary North American Industry Classification Systems ("NAICS") industry and product specific codes (336411 - Aircraft Manufacturing) which are regulated in the United States by the Small Business Administration ("SBA"). Businesses that meet the small business size standard for the relevant NAICS code are able to bid on small business set aside contracts. While we do not presently derive a substantial portion of our business from contracts which are set aside for small businesses, we have been able to bid on small business set aside contracts as well as contracts which are open to non-small business entities. With the acquisition of BlueHalo, we exceed 1,500 employees and no longer qualify as a small business, which could limit our ability to partner with other business entities that seek to team with small business entities as may be required under a specific contract. We will not be eligible to serve as the prime contractor on small business set aside programs and may need to implement a small business subcontracting plan with other companies that qualify as a small business, for SBA approval. The loss of our small business classification could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and/or results of operations.

 Additionally, in accordance with 48 CFR § 9903.201-1(b), Cost Accounting Standards ("CAS") Applicability, if we are no longer eligible for the small business exemption and we receive a CAS triggering contract of more than $7.5 million, we will be subject to the requirements of modified CAS. If net CAS-covered awards received in the prior year exceed $50 million or we receive a single CAS-covered contract of $50 million or more in the current year, we will be subject to full CAS requirements. We would be required to demonstrate compliance with such standards upon the award of a contract subject to the full range of CAS, which will impose additional administrative costs on our business, and may significantly affect the manner in which we conduct our business with our customers and adversely affect our results of operations.

 We are subject to extensive government regulation, and our failure to comply with applicable regulations could subject us to penalties that may restrict our ability to conduct our business.

 As a contractor to the U.S. government, we are subject to and must comply with various government regulations that impact our revenue, operating costs, profit margins and the internal organization and operation of our business. The most significant regulations and regulatory authorities affecting our business include the following:

 the Federal Acquisition Regulations and supplemental agency regulations, which comprehensively regulate the formation and administration of, and performance under, U.S. government contracts;

 the Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of all factual cost and pricing data in connection with contract negotiations;

 the False Claims Act and the False Statements Act, which impose penalties for payments made on the basis of false facts provided to the government and on the basis of false statements made to the government, respectively;

 the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits U.S. companies from providing anything of value to a foreign official to help obtain, retain or direct business, or obtain any unfair advantage;

 the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, which regulate the wireless spectrum allocations upon which UAS depend for operation and data transmission in the United States;

 the Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates the use of airspace for all aircraft, including UAS operation in the United States;

 controls to protect U.S. Government controlled unclassified information ("CUI"), which our suppliers have access to in order to comply with cyber security regulations;

 the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations, which regulate the export of sensitive technology and hardware, including controlled technical data, defense articles and defense services and restrict the countries from which we may purchase materials and services used in the production of certain of our products; and

 laws, regulations and executive orders restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes or determined to be CUI and the exportation of certain products and technical data.

 Also, we need special security clearances and regulatory approvals to continue working on certain of our projects with the U.S. government. Classified programs generally require that we comply with various executive orders, federal laws and regulations and customer security requirements that may include restrictions on how we develop, store, protect and share information, and may require our employees and facilities to obtain government security clearances. We also must implement controls to protect U.S. government CUI. Failure to implement such controls to protect CUI could jeopardize our ability to continue receiving U.S. government contracts. Additionally, certain of our products are sold to the U.S. government as commercial items. If the U.S. government were to dispute the commercial designation of such items, and absent a successful appeal by us of such designation, the profitability of sales of such items could be negatively affected. Our failure to comply with applicable regulations, rules and approvals; changes in the government's interpretation of such regulations, rules and approvals as have been and are applied to our contracts, proposals or business or misconduct by any of our employees could result in the imposition of fines and penalties, the loss of security clearances, a decrease in profitability, the loss of our government contracts or our suspension or debarment from contracting with the U.S. government generally, any of which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are also subject to certain regulations of comparable government agencies in other countries, and our failure to comply with these non-U.S. regulations could also harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 Our business could be adversely affected by a negative audit or investigation by the U.S. government.

 U.S. government agencies, primarily the DCAA and the DCMA, routinely audit and investigate government contractors. These agencies review a contractor's performance under its contracts, cost structure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards. These agencies also may review the adequacy of, and a contractor's compliance with, its internal control systems and policies, including the contractor's purchasing, quality, accounting, property, estimating, compensation and management information systems.

 Like most government contractors, our contracts are audited and reviewed on a continual basis by the DCMA and the DCAA. The indirect costs we incur in performing government contracts have been audited or have been subject to audit on an annual basis. The audits of our incurred cost claims through fiscal year 2022 have been settled and the audits of BlueHalo's incurred cost claims through fiscal 2021 have been settled. As of April 30, 2025, we had no reserve for open incurred cost claim audits. In addition, non-audit reviews or investigations by the government may still be conducted on all our government contracts.

 Any costs found to be improperly allocated to a specific cost reimbursement contract will not be reimbursed, while such costs already reimbursed must be refunded. If an audit or investigation of our business were to uncover improper or illegal activities, we could be subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including

 termination of contracts, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business with the U.S. government. We could experience serious harm to our reputation if allegations of impropriety or illegal acts were made against us, even if the allegations were inaccurate. In addition, responding to governmental audits or investigations may involve significant expense and divert management attention. If any of the foregoing were to occur, our financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

 Moreover, if any of our administrative processes and business systems are found not to comply with the applicable requirements, we may be subjected to increased government scrutiny or required to obtain additional governmental approvals that could delay or otherwise adversely affect our ability to compete for or perform contracts. Our purchasing system was most recently reviewed and approved again in February 2025 and BlueHalo's purchasing system was recently reviewed and approved again in April 2025. An unfavorable outcome to such an audit or investigation by the DCAA, U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), or other government agency, could materially adversely affect our competitive position, affect our ability to obtain new government business, and obtain the maximum price for our products and services, and result in a substantial reduction of our revenues.

 If we were suspended or debarred from contracting with the federal government generally, or any specific agency, if our reputation or relationship with government agencies were impaired, or if the government otherwise ceased doing business with us or significantly decreased the amount of business it does with us, our revenue and operating results could be materially harmed.

 If we fail to establish and maintain important relationships with government agencies and prime contractors, our ability to successfully maintain and develop new business may be adversely affected.

 Our reputation and relationship with the U.S. government, and in particular with the agencies of the DoD and the U.S. intelligence community, are key factors in maintaining and developing new business opportunities. In addition, we often act as a subcontractor or in arrangements in which we and other contractors bid together on particular contracts or programs for the U.S. government or government agencies. We expect to continue to depend on relationships with other prime contractors for a portion of our revenue for the foreseeable future. Negative press reports regarding conflicts of interest, poor contract performance, employee misconduct, information security breaches or other aspects of our business, regardless of accuracy, could harm our reputation. Additionally, as a subcontractor or team member, we often lack control over the fulfillment of a contract, and poor performance on the contract could tarnish our reputation, even when we perform as required. As a result, we may be unable to successfully maintain our relationships with government agencies or prime contractors, and any failure to do so could adversely affect our ability to maintain our existing business and compete successfully for new business.

 Some of our contracts with the U.S. government allow it to use inventions developed under the contracts and to disclose technical data to third parties, which could harm our ability to compete.

 Some of our contracts allow the U.S. government to use, royalty-free, or have others use, inventions or intellectual property developed under those contracts on behalf of the government. Some of the contracts allow the federal government to disclose technical data without constraining the recipient on how that data is used. The ability of third parties to use patents and technical data for government purposes creates the possibility that the government could attempt to establish alternative suppliers or to negotiate with us to reduce our prices. The potential that the government may release some of the technical data without constraint creates the possibility that third parties may be able to use this data to compete with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 U.S. government contracts are generally not fully funded at inception, contain certain provisions that may be unfavorable to us and may be undefinitized at the time of the start of performance, which could prevent us from realizing our contract backlog and materially harm our business and results of operations.

 U.S. government contracts typically involve long lead times for design and development and are subject to significant changes in contract scheduling. Congress generally appropriates funds on a fiscal year basis, even though a program may continue for several years. Consequently, programs are often only partially funded initially, and additional

 funds are committed only as Congress makes further appropriations. The termination or reduction of funding for a government program would result in a loss of anticipated future revenue attributable to that program.

 The actual receipt of revenue on awards included in backlog may never occur or may change because a program schedule could change or the program could be canceled, or a contract could be reduced, modified or terminated early.

 In addition, U.S. government contracts generally contain provisions permitting termination, in whole or in part, at the government's convenience or for contractor default. Since a substantial majority of our revenue is dependent on the procurement, performance and payment under our U.S. government contracts, the termination of one or more critical government contracts could have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition. Termination arising out of our default could result in damage to our reputation, expose us to liability and have a material adverse effect on our ability to re-compete for future contracts and orders. Moreover, several of our contracts with the U.S. government do not contain a limitation of liability provision, creating a risk of responsibility for indirect, incidental damages and consequential damages. These provisions could cause substantial liability for us, especially given the use to which our products may be put.

 Furthermore, we may operate from time to time under UCAs or UCOs, under which we may begin performance at the direction of the U.S. government prior to completing contract negotiations regarding pricing, specifications and other terms. Under a UCA, the U.S. government has the ability to unilaterally definitize contracts and, absent a successful appeal of such action, the unilateral definitization of the contract would obligate us to perform under terms and conditions imposed by the U.S. government. Such unilaterally imposed contract terms could include less favorable pricing and/or terms and conditions more burdensome than those negotiated in other circumstances, which could negatively affect our expected profitability under such contract and could negatively affect our results of operations.

 U.S. government contracts are subject to a competitive bidding process that can consume significant resources without generating any revenue.

 U.S. government contracts are frequently awarded only after formal, protracted competitive bidding processes and, in many cases, unsuccessful bidders for U.S. government contracts may protest contract awards through various agency, administrative and judicial channels. We derive significant revenue from U.S. government contracts that were awarded through a competitive bidding process. Much of the business that we expect to seek in the foreseeable future will likely be awarded through competitive bidding. Competitive bidding presents a number of risks, including the following:

 the need to bid on programs in advance of the completion of their design, which may result in unforeseen technological difficulties and cost overruns;

 the substantial cost and managerial time and effort that must be spent to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may not be awarded to us;

 the need to estimate accurately the resources and cost structure that will be required to service any contract we are awarded; and

 the expense and delay that may arise if our competitors protest or challenge contract awards made to us pursuant to competitive bidding, and the risk that any such protest or challenge could result in the delay of our contract performance, the distraction of management, the resubmission of bids on modified specifications, or in termination, reduction or modification of the awarded contract.

 We may not be provided the opportunity to bid on contracts that are held by other companies and are scheduled to expire if the government extends the existing contract. If we are unable to win particular contracts that are awarded through a competitive bidding process, then we may not be able to operate for a number of years in the market for goods and services that are provided under those contracts. If we are unable to win new contract awards over any extended period consistently, then our business and prospects will be adversely affected.

 We are subject to procurement rules and regulations, which increase our performance and compliance costs under our U.S. government contracts.

 We must comply with, and are affected by, laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of U.S. government contracts. These laws and regulations, among other things, require certification and disclosure of all cost and pricing data in connection with contract negotiation, define allowable and unallowable costs and otherwise govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based U.S. government contracts, and restrict the use and dissemination of classified information and the exportation of certain products and technical data. These requirements, although customary in U.S. government contracts, increase our performance and compliance costs. These costs might increase in the future, reducing our margins, which could have a negative effect on our financial condition. Although we believe we have implemented procedures to comply with these regulations and requirements, the regulations and requirements are complex and change frequently. Our or our agents' failure to comply with these regulations and requirements under certain circumstances could lead to suspension or debarment from U.S. government contracting or subcontracting for a period of time and could have a negative effect on our reputation and ability to receive other U.S. government contract awards in the future.

 Risks Related to Legal and Regulatory Requirements

 We could be prohibited from shipping our products to certain countries if we are unable to obtain U.S. government authorization regarding the export of our products and services, or if current or future export laws limit or otherwise restrict our business. In addition, failure to comply with export laws could result in fines, export restrictions and other sanctions and penalties.

 We must comply with U.S. and other laws regulating the export of our products and services. In some cases, explicit authorization from the relevant U.S. government authorities is needed to export our products and services. The export regulations and the governing policies applicable to our business are subject to change. We cannot provide assurance that such export authorizations will be available for our products and services in the future. Compliance with these laws has not significantly limited our operations or our sales in the recent past but could significantly limit them in the future. We maintain an export compliance program but there are risks that our compliance controls may be ineffective.

 Any failure to comply with the export laws and regulations in the future can subject us to additional fines, penalties and sanctions, including suspension of export privileges, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, operations and financial condition and limit or prevent us from being able to sell our products in certain international jurisdictions.

 We may become subject to government investigations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity.

 U.S. government contractors are subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements, including International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), and from time to time agencies of the U.S. government investigate whether we have been and are operating in accordance with these requirements. Under U.S. government regulations, an indictment of AeroVironment by a federal grand jury, or an administrative finding against us as to our present responsibility to be a U.S. government contractor or subcontractor, could result in us being suspended for a period of time from eligibility for awards of new government contracts or task orders or in a loss of export privileges, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity. A conviction, or an administrative finding against us that satisfies the requisite level of seriousness, could result in debarment from contracting with the U.S. government for a specific term, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity.

 Failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals from the FAA or other governmental agencies, or limitations put on the use of SUAS, MUAS and C-UAS in response to public privacy concerns, may prevent us from expanding the sales of our SUAS, MUAS and C-UAS to non-military customers in the United States.

 The regulation of SUAS, MUAS and C-UAS for commercial use in the United States is undergoing substantial change and the ultimate treatment is uncertain. In 2006, the FAA issued a clarification of its existing policies stating that, in order to engage in commercial use of SUAS and MUAS in the U.S. National Airspace System, a public operator must obtain a COA from the FAA or fly in restricted airspace. The FAA's COA approval process requires that the public operator certify the airworthiness of the aircraft for its intended purpose, that a collision with another aircraft or other airspace user is extremely improbable, that the small uncrewed aircraft system complies with appropriate cloud and terrain clearances and that the operator or spotter of the small uncrewed aircraft system is generally within one half-mile laterally and 400 feet vertically of the small uncrewed aircraft system while in operation. Furthermore, the FAA's clarification of existing policy stated that the rules for radio-controlled hobby aircraft do not apply to public or commercial use of SUAS and MUAS.

 On February 14, 2012, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 was enacted, establishing various deadlines for the FAA to allow expanded use of SUAS and MUAS for both public and commercial applications. On June 21, 2016, the FAA released its final rules regarding the routine use of certain SUAS (under 55 pounds) in the U.S. National Airspace System pursuant to the act (the "Part 107 Rules"). The Part 107 Rules, which became effective in August 2016, provided safety regulations for SUAS conducting non-recreational operations and contain various limitations and restrictions for such operations, including a requirement that operators keep UAS within visual-line-of-sight and prohibiting flights over unprotected people on the ground who are not directly participating in the operation of the UAS. Additionally, in December 2019, the FAA proposed rules regarding remote UAS identification, which final rule became effective on September 16, 2023. In April 2021, the final rule for operation of SUAS over people went into effect, which permits routine operations of small, uncrewed aircraft over people, moving vehicles, and at night under certain conditions. The FAA has also introduced proposed rules for a new policy regarding the airworthiness certification of a newly created special class of UAS, which rules are not yet in effect.

 It is unclear when, if ever, the FAA will create a new class of UAS and what the final rules regarding the certification of such new class of UAS will state. We cannot assure you that the Part 107 Rules, or any final rules enacted in furtherance on the FAA's announced proposals, will result in the expanded use of our SUAS and MUAS by law enforcement or other non-military government agencies or commercial entities and we may not be able to expand our sales of SUAS and MUAS beyond our military customers, which could harm our business prospects.

 In addition, there exists public concern regarding the privacy implications of U.S. commercial and law enforcement use of SUAS. This concern has included calls to develop explicit written policies and procedures establishing usage limitations. We cannot assure you that the response from regulatory agencies, customers and privacy advocates to these concerns will not delay or restrict the adoption of SUAS, MUAS and C-UAS by non-military customers.

 The deployment of C-UAS that utilize RF and directed energy is subject to stringent regulatory scrutiny, which could limit the sales and operational deployment of these technologies. Non-compliance with these evolving regulations could lead to fines, operational restrictions, or other penalties that may adversely affect our business.

 Our business may be dependent upon our employees obtaining and maintaining required security clearances, as well as our ability to obtain security clearances for the facilities in which we perform sensitive government work.

 Certain of our U.S. government contracts require our employees to maintain various levels of security clearances, and we are required to maintain certain facility security clearances complying with DoD requirements. The DoD has strict security clearance requirements for personnel who work on classified programs. Obtaining and maintaining security clearances for employees involves a lengthy process, and it is difficult to identify, recruit and retain employees who already hold security clearances. If our employees are unable to obtain security clearances in a timely manner, or at all, or if our employees who hold security clearances are unable to maintain the clearances or terminate employment with us, then a customer requiring classified work could terminate the contract or decide not to renew it

 upon its expiration. In addition, we expect that many of the contracts on which we will bid will require us to demonstrate our ability to obtain facility security clearances and employ personnel with specified types of security clearances. To the extent that we are not able to obtain facility security clearances or engage employees with the required security clearances for a particular contract, we may not be able to bid on or win new contracts, or effectively rebid on expiring contracts.

 We are subject to pending legal proceedings that may disrupt our business, cause us to incur substantial costs, expose us to significant legal liabilities and could have a material adverse impact on our financial performance.

 We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims, and additional lawsuits may arise in the future. Occasionally we are also involved in governmental inquiries and investigations and administrative and regulatory proceedings. Our activities relating to defending and responding to any such proceedings may result in substantial legal expenses, may disrupt our sales and marketing or other business activities, including our relationships with our customers, suppliers, employees and other third parties, and divert management's and our employees' attention from our day-to-day operations, which may have an adverse impact on our financial performance. The results of any such proceedings are unpredictable. We record accruals for liabilities where we believe a loss is probable and reasonably estimable, including when negotiating settlement where appropriate in response to such claims, however, our actual losses may differ significantly from our interim estimates. An adverse or unfavorable resolution of any proceedings against us could have a material impact on our financial position, cash flows and results of operations.

 Our business is subject to federal, state and international laws regarding data protection, privacy, and information security, as well as confidentiality obligations under various agreements, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could damage our reputation, expose us to litigation risk and adversely affect our business and operating results.

 In connection with our business, we receive, collect, process and retain certain sensitive and confidential customer information. As a result, we are subject to increasingly rigorous federal, state and international laws regarding privacy and data protection. Personal privacy, data protection and information security are significant issues in the United States and the other jurisdictions where we offer our products and services. The regulatory framework for privacy and security issues worldwide is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. Our handling of data is subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including regulation by various government agencies, including the United States Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and various state, local and foreign bodies and agencies. We also execute confidentiality agreements with various parties under which we are required to protect their confidential information.

 The United States federal and various state and foreign governments have adopted or proposed limitations on the collection, distribution, use and storage of personal information of individuals, including end-customers and employees. In the United States, the FTC and many state attorneys general are applying federal and state consumer protection laws to the online collection, use and dissemination of data. Additionally, many foreign countries and governmental bodies, and other jurisdictions in which we operate or conduct our business, have laws and regulations concerning the collection and use of personal information obtained from their residents or by businesses operating within their jurisdiction. These laws and regulations often are more restrictive than those in the United States. Such laws and regulations may require companies to implement new privacy and security policies, permit individuals to access, correct and delete personal information stored or maintained by such companies, inform individuals of security breaches that affect their personal information, and, in some cases, obtain individuals' consent to use personal information for certain purposes.

 We also expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws, regulations and industry standards concerning privacy, data protection and information security in the United States, the European Union and other jurisdictions, and we cannot yet determine the impact of such future laws, regulations and standards may have on our business. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act, which became effective in 2020, provides certain data privacy rights for consumers and employees and new operational requirements for companies. Additionally, we expect that existing laws, regulations and standards may be interpreted differently in the future. There remains significant uncertainty surrounding the regulatory framework for the future of personal data transfers from the European Union to the United States with

 regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), which imposes stringent E.U. data protection requirements, provides an enforcement authority, and imposes large penalties for noncompliance, including for the transfer of personal data between the company and our German subsidiary, Telerob. Future laws, regulations, standards and other obligations, including the adoption of the GDPR, as well as changes in the interpretation of existing laws, regulations, standards and other obligations could impair our ability to collect, use or disclose information relating to individuals, which could decrease demand for our products, require us to restrict our business operations, increase our costs and impair our ability to maintain and grow our customer base and increase our revenue.

 Our business operations are subject to the evolving requirements of the U.S. DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification ("CMMC") program. CMMC mandates third-party assessments for companies working with the U.S. DoD, verifying such companies' adherence to specific cybersecurity standards. These certifications are essential for eligibility in new contract awards. We have completed/passed a DoD Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) audit, high confident assessment, in 2022, which met the Level 3 requirements under the CMMC 1.0 framework. The recently acquired BlueHalo passed a Level 2 audit using a Third-Party Cybersecurity Assessor Organization (3CPAO), demonstrating adherence to updated security practices outlined in CMMC 2.0, which went into effect December 16, 2024.

 Our ongoing compliance with the CMMC framework is critical, particularly as the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") Special Publication 800-172 requirements, designed to enhance protection for controlled unclassified information, have not yet appeared in any government Requests for Proposals we have bid but are expected. We are actively preparing to meet the more stringent requirements of CMMC Level 3. There's a potential risk of not achieving Level 3 certification before upcoming contract awards or failing to attain the level required for a specific contract. Such a scenario could restrict us from bidding on those contracts, including follow-on awards for existing U.S. DoD work. Such limitations could negatively impact our revenue, profitability, and cash flow. Furthermore, compliance with CMMC may extend to our subcontractors and certain vendors, potentially requiring their certification as well. Their non-compliance could also pose challenges for our business. The associated costs of CMMC compliance are significant and may increase in the future, potentially affecting our operating results.

 Although we endeavor to comply with those federal, state and foreign laws and regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations and other legal obligations that apply to us, such laws, regulations, standards and obligations are evolving and may be modified, interpreted and applied in an inconsistent manner from one jurisdiction to another, and may conflict with one another, other requirements or legal obligations, our practices or the features of our products. As such, we cannot assure ongoing compliance with all such laws or regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations and other legal obligations, and our efforts to do so may cause us to incur significant costs or require changes to our business practices, which could adversely affect our business and operating results. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with federal, state or foreign laws or regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations or other legal obligations, or any actual or suspected security incident, whether or not resulting in unauthorized access to, or acquisition, release or transfer of personal information or other data, may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity and could cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. Any inability to adequately address privacy and security concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, industry standards, contractual obligations or other legal obligations could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales, and adversely affect our business and operating results.

 Environmental laws and regulations and unforeseen costs, including in response to climate change, could impact our future earnings.

 The manufacture and sale of our products in certain states and countries may subject us to environmental and other regulations. For example, we obtain a significant number of our electronics components from companies located in East Asia, where environmental rules may be less stringent than those in the United States. Over time, the countries where these companies are located may adopt more stringent environmental regulations, resulting in an increase in our manufacturing costs. Given the increasing focus on environmental compliance by regulators and the general public, any incidence of non-compliance could result in damage to our reputation beyond the fines and other sanctions that could be imposed. Furthermore, certain environmental laws, including the U.S. Comprehensive, Environmental Response,

 Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, impose strict, joint and several liability on current and previous owners or operators of real property for the cost of removal or remediation of hazardous substances and impose liability for damages to natural resources. These laws often impose liability even if the owner or operator did not know of, or was not responsible for, the release of such hazardous substances. These environmental laws also assess liability on persons who arrange for hazardous substances to be sent to disposal or treatment facilities when such facilities are later found to be contaminated. Such persons can be held responsible for cleanup costs even if they never owned or operated the contaminated facility. Although we have never been named a responsible party at a contaminated site, we could potentially be named a responsible party in the future.

 The increasing global focus on climate change, including greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, has resulted in legislative and regulatory efforts to address the causes and impacts of climate change. New and more strict laws and regulations to reduce GHG emissions and address other aspects of climate change, including carbon taxes, cap and trade programs, GHG reduction requirements, requirements for the use of green energy, and changes in procurement requirements, may result in increased operational and compliance obligations, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Such laws and regulations could result in increased energy costs and costs to upgrade our facilities or change our manufacturing processes. Additionally, our suppliers may also face similar increased costs, which could result in them increasing the costs of components for our products and development programs. Changes to government procurement laws, including changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations, designed to require climate risk and GHG emissions to be taken into account in the procurement process could result in increased costs to change our operations and manufacturing processes to ensure we remain competitive in the bidding process. We cannot predict the materiality of any potential additional costs associated with complying with such laws and regulations or whether we could raise prices to account for any such additional costs. Any non-compliance could negatively affect our reputation, our ability to compete in competitive bidding processes, including with the U.S. government, and our ability to sell our products and services. We cannot assure you that such existing laws or future laws addressing environmental concerns, including climate change, will not have a material adverse effect on our future earnings or results of operations.

 Compliance with the SEC's conflict minerals regulations may increase our costs and adversely impact the supply-chain for our UAS products.

 In August 2012, the SEC adopted disclosure rules regarding a company's use of conflict minerals in its products with substantial supply chain verification requirements in the event that the conflict minerals come from, or could have come from, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries. These rules and verification requirements have imposed additional costs on us and on our suppliers, including costs related to determining the source of conflict minerals used in our products, which may adversely affect our results of operations. We are dependent on information supplied by our first-tier suppliers in conducting due diligence into the origins of conflict minerals in our products and in complying with our SEC reporting obligations. To the extent that information we receive from our suppliers is inaccurate or inadequate, we may not be able to determine whether our products are conflict mineral-free. We may face challenges in satisfying our customers who may require that our products be certified as conflict mineral-free, which could place us at a competitive disadvantage and could harm our business. These regulations could also have the effect of limiting the pool of suppliers from which we source items containing conflict minerals, and we may be unable to obtain conflict-free minerals at competitive prices, if at all, which could increase our costs and adversely affect our results of operations.

 Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

 If we fail to protect, or incur significant costs in defending or enforcing our intellectual property and other proprietary rights, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially harmed.

 Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights. We rely primarily on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition laws, as well as license agreements and other contractual provisions, to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights. However, a significant portion of our technology is not patented, and we may be unable or may not seek to obtain patent protection for this technology. In addition, the U.S. government has licenses under certain of our patents and certain other intellectual property that are developed or used in performance of government contracts, and it may use or authorize

 others to use such patents and intellectual property for government and other purposes. Moreover, existing U.S. legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights offer only limited protection, may not provide us with any competitive advantages, and our rights may be challenged by third parties. The laws of countries other than the United States may be even less protective of our intellectual property rights. Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may be unable to prevent third parties from infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property or otherwise gaining access to our technology. Unauthorized third parties may try to copy or reverse engineer our products or portions of our products or otherwise obtain and use our intellectual property. Moreover, many of our employees have access to our trade secrets and other intellectual property. Despite our efforts to protect such information, if one or more of these employees leave our employment to work for one of our competitors, then they may disseminate this proprietary information, which may as a result damage our competitive position. If we fail to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights, then our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially harmed. From time to time, we have initiated lawsuits to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights. Pursuing these claims is time consuming and expensive and could adversely impact our results of operations.

 In addition, affirmatively defending our intellectual property rights and investigating whether any of our products or services violate the rights of others may entail significant expense. Our intellectual property rights may be challenged by others or invalidated through administrative processes or litigation. If we resort to legal proceedings to enforce our intellectual property rights or to determine the validity and scope of the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of others, then the proceedings could result in significant expense to us and divert the attention and efforts of our management and technical employees, even if we prevail.

 We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights, which could be costly, time consuming and limit our ability to use certain technologies in the future.

 We may become subject to claims that our technologies infringe upon the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of third parties. Defending against, or otherwise addressing, any such claims, regardless of their merit, could be time-consuming and expensive, and could divert our management's attention away from the execution of our business plan. Moreover, any settlement or adverse judgment resulting from such claims could require us to pay substantial amounts or obtain a license to continue to use the disputed technology, or otherwise restrict or prohibit our use of the technology. We cannot assure you that we would be able to: obtain from the third party asserting the claim a license on commercially reasonable terms, if at all; develop alternative technology on a timely basis, if at all; or obtain a license to use a suitable alternative technology to permit us to continue offering, and our customers to continue using, our affected product. An adverse determination could prevent us from offering our products to others. Infringement claims asserted against us may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 Risks Relating to Securities Markets and Investment in Our Stock

 The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.

 The market prices for securities of emerging technology companies have historically been highly volatile, and the market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, most of which we cannot control, including the following:

 U.S. government spending levels, both generally and by our particular customers;

 changes to the U.S. trade policy, including the increase or introduction of tariffs;

 the volume of operational activity by the U.S. military and allied militaries;

 delays in the payment of our invoices by government payment offices, resulting in potentially reduced earnings during a particular fiscal quarter;

 announcements of new products or technologies, commercial relationships or other events relating to us or our industry or our competitors;

 failure of any of our key products to gain market acceptance;

 variations in our quarterly operating results;

 perceptions of the prospects for the markets in which we compete;

 changes in general economic conditions;

 changes in securities analysts' estimates of our financial performance;

 regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;

 fluctuations in stock market prices and trading volumes of similar companies;

 news about the markets in which we compete or regarding our competitors;

 terrorist acts or military action related to international conflicts, wars or otherwise;

 media coverage regarding our products and services;

 sales of large blocks of our common stock, including sales by our executive officers, directors and significant stockholders;

 an increase in trading volume that may result from the expiration of lock-up arrangements pertaining to acquisition-related issuances of our common stock; and

 additions or departures of key personnel.

 In addition, the equity markets in general, and NASDAQ in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies. Further, the market prices of securities of emerging technology companies have been particularly volatile. These broad market and industry factors may affect the market price of our common stock adversely, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation often has been instituted against that company. This type of litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources.

 Our largest stockholder may have the ability to significantly influence all matters submitted to stockholders for approval.

 Entities affiliated with Arlington Capital Partners (the "Arlington Entities"), in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 26.3% of our outstanding shares of common stock. This concentration of voting power gives the Arlington Entities the power to significantly influence matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, as well as our management and affairs. For example, the Arlington Entities could significantly influence the election of directors and approval of any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. In addition, this may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our capital stock that you may believe are in your best interest as one of our stockholders.

 Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Arlington Entities entered into a shareholder's agreement with us pursuant to which the Arlington Entities have, among other things, agreed to abide by

 customary standstill covenants, obligations to vote consistent with the recommendation of our Board of Directors, and customary employee non-solicit restrictions with respect to our and our subsidiaries' employees (including BlueHalo and its subsidiaries). Under the shareholder's agreement, we have, among other things, agreed to provide the Arlington Entities with certain board designation rights and, following a lock-up period as set forth in the shareholder's agreement, customary registration rights, including customary demand and piggyback rights. The Arlington Entities will have such designation rights to designate two directors until they and their affiliates cease to collectively hold and own, directly or indirectly, at least 20% of our Adjusted Outstanding Shares and the Arlington Entities will have such designation rights to designate one director until they and their affiliates cease to collectively hold and own, directly or indirectly, at least 15% but less than 20% of our Adjusted Outstanding Shares. "Adjusted Outstanding Shares" is defined in the shareholder's agreement to refer to the total number of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, less then number of shares issued by us within six months of May 1, 2025. Our Board of Directors consists of ten members, two of whom have been designated by the Arlington Entities.

 Moreover, the shareholder's agreement provides that we renounce any interests or expectancy in being offered any business opportunities which the shareholder nominees, the Arlington Entities, or their affiliates conduct whether directly or indirectly, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as us. This renunciation does not extend to business opportunities invested in on the basis of confidential information received from us or our representatives.

 The market price of our common stock may decline because of our acquisition activity.

 The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of our acquisition activity if, among other things, we are unable to achieve the expected growth in revenue and earnings, or if the operational cost savings estimates in connection with the integration of acquired businesses are not realized. The market price of our common stock also may decline if we do not achieve the perceived benefits of the acquisitions as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts or if the effect of the acquisitions on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts. The market price of our common stock may also be influenced by the issuance of our equity securities in acquisition transactions, which may or may not be at prevailing market prices and may have a dilutive effect on other stockholders.

 We may not be able to obtain capital when desired on favorable terms, if at all, or without dilution to our stockholders.

 We operate in emerging and rapidly evolving markets, which makes our prospects difficult to evaluate. It is possible that we may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations or otherwise have the capital resources to meet our future capital needs. If this occurs, then we may need additional financing to pursue our business strategies, including to:

 hire additional engineers and other critical personnel;

 develop new or enhance existing products and services;

 enhance our operating infrastructure;

 fund working capital requirements;

 acquire complementary businesses or technologies; or

 otherwise respond to competitive pressures.

 If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our stockholders could be significantly diluted, and these newly-issued securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing stockholders. We have obtained capital from the Credit Facilities noted above including the Term Loan Facility and Revolving Facility. We cannot assure you that additional financing

 will be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. Our current Credit Facilities contain, and future debt financing may contain, covenants or other provisions that limit our operational or financial flexibility. In addition, certain of our customers require that we obtain letters of credit to support our obligations under some of our contracts.

 Failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect our financial results.

 We must maintain effective internal controls in order to provide reasonable assurance regarding the financial reporting soundness for external purposes. Internal controls over financial reporting is not intended to impart absolute assurance that we can prevent or detect misstatements of its financial statement or fraud due to its inherent limitations. The failure to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting could limit our ability to report financial results accurately and in a timely manner or to detect and prevent fraud, which could cause a loss of investor confidence in our reporting, depress our stock price, adversely limit our liquidity and access to the capital markets and we may be unable to maintain compliance with applicable stock exchange listing requirements and debt covenant requirements.

 Prior to our acquisition of BlueHalo, BlueHalo was not a U.S. public reporting company. The obligations associated with integrating into a public company, including to remediate BlueHalo's material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, may require significant resources and management attention.

 Prior to being acquired by AeroVironment, BlueHalo was a private company and not subject to public company reporting requirements. Additionally, from the time it was formed until the time it entered into the Merger Agreement, BlueHalo consummated a number of acquisitions of companies of varying degrees of size and sophistication with varying degrees of disclosure controls and procedures. As a public company, we are required to document and test our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, so that our management can certify as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in connection with our annual report. BlueHalo (including all of its prior acquisitions) will be required to be included in the scope of our internal control over financial reporting in our annual report to be filed with the SEC following this annual report and thereafter, which requires us to make and document significant changes to our internal controls over financial reporting.

 In connection with the preparation of its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, BlueHalo identified three material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. First, BlueHalo did not design and maintain effective information technology ("IT") general controls for information systems that are relevant to the preparation of its financial statements. Specifically, BlueHalo did not design and maintain: (i) program change management controls to ensure that program and data changes are identified, tested, authorized, and implemented appropriately; (ii) user access controls to ensure appropriate segregation of duties and to adequately restrict user and privileged access to appropriate personnel. Second, BlueHalo did not design and maintain an effective control environment commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. Specifically, it did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate degree of internal controls and accounting knowledge, experience, and training commensurate with its accounting and financial reporting requirements. The limited personnel resulted in an inability to consistently establish appropriate authorities and responsibilities in pursuit of financial reporting objectives, as demonstrated by, among other things, insufficient segregation of duties in the finance and accounting functions. Third, BlueHalo did not design and maintain effective monitoring activities of the design and operation of controls on a timely basis, taking necessary corrective action to ensure that controls continue to operate effectively and are modified for changes in conditions as appropriate.

 Bringing BlueHalo into compliance with rules and regulations applicable to us as a public company and integrating BlueHalo into our current compliance and accounting system and disclosure controls and procedures is expected to increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur to bring BlueHalo into compliance with these requirements (including by remediating its outstanding material weaknesses) and we cannot guarantee the measures we take will be sufficient to satisfy our obligations as a public company. Ineffective internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our

 reported financial information, which would harm our business and likely have a negative effect on the trading price of shares of our common stock. Furthermore, the need to establish the necessary corporate infrastructure to integrate BlueHalo may divert management's attention from implementing our growth strategy, which could prevent us from improving our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 We have not declared any cash dividends since becoming a public company and currently intend to retain all earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business. Therefore, we do not anticipate that we will pay any cash dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable future. We also do not expect to buy back any of our common stock for the foreseeable future. In addition, our ability to pay dividends and buy back shares of our common stock is restricted by the Credit Agreement. Any determination to pay dividends or stock buybacks in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will be dependent upon our future financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, legal restrictions, general business conditions and other relevant factors as determined by our Board of Directors. See the section herein titled, "Dividends."

 Delaware law and anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents may discourage our acquisition by a third party, which could make it more difficult to acquire us and limit your ability to sell your shares at a premium.

 Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain certain provisions that reduce the probability of a change of control or acquisition of our company, even if such a transaction would be beneficial to our stockholders. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

 the ability of our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock in one or more series of with such rights, obligations and preferences as the Board may determine, without further vote or action by our stockholders;

 advanced notice procedures for stockholders to nominate candidates for election to the Board of Directors and for stockholders to submit proposals for consideration at a meeting of stockholders;

 the absence of cumulative voting rights for our stockholders;

 the classification of our Board of Directors, which effectively prevents stockholders from electing a majority of the Directors at any one annual meeting of stockholders;

 the limitation that Directors may be removed only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of 66 2 / 3 % of the total voting power of all of our outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class; and

 restrictions on the ability of our stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders.

 We are also subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits "business combinations" between a publicly-held Delaware corporation and an "interested stockholder," which is generally defined as a stockholder who becomes a beneficial owner of 15% or more of a Delaware corporation's voting stock for a three-year period following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder. This statute, as well as the provisions in our organizational documents, could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing certain potential acquisitions or a change in control of us.

 Significant inflation could adversely affect our business and financial results.

 Although historically our operations have not been materially affected by inflation and we have been successful in adjusting prices to our customers to reflect changes in our material and labor costs, the rate of current inflation and resulting pressures on our costs and pricing could adversely impact our business and financial results. Inflation can

 adversely affect us by increasing our operating costs, including our materials, freight and labor costs, which are already under pressure due to supply chain constraints. As interest rates rise to address inflation, such increases will also impact the base rates applicable in our credit arrangements and will result in borrowed funds becoming more expensive to us over time; similar financing pressures from inflation also can have a negative impact on customers' willingness to purchase our products in the same volumes and at the same rates as previously anticipated. In a highly inflationary environment, we may be unable to raise the sales prices of our products at or above the rate of inflation, which could reduce our profit margins having a material adverse effect on our financial performance.

 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 None.

 Item 1C. Cybersecurity

 We face various cybersecurity threats as a prominent target, including denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, phishing, and advanced persistent threats. As an aerospace and defense company providing advanced defense technologies and services to the U.S. and foreign governments, these threats are not just from low-level threat actors, but rise to the level of sophisticated threat actors from organized and funded adversaries, including groups affiliated with various nation states. Our customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and vendors also face similar threats. Cybersecurity incidents impacting us, or any of these third parties, could have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition, and results of operations. Given the cybersecurity risks we face, we dedicate ample resources to addressing and mitigating our cyber risks.

 Risk Management and Strategy

 Our cybersecurity program is designed to identify, detect, protect against, respond to, and recover from cyber risks and incidents. Our cybersecurity program is part of our internal risk management processes, and we continually improve our cybersecurity practices as new threats and vulnerabilities emerge.

 Our Chief Information Officer ("CIO"), Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO"), and Vice President of Cybersecurity, all within our "CIO organization," lead our Detection and Response Team ("DART") which is responsible for our cybersecurity incident response processes pursuant to our Incident Response Plan and playbooks. The DART also includes members of our IT department responsible for supporting the technologies and processes to protect against, detect, contain, mitigate, and recover from cybersecurity incidents. The DART evaluates and assigns severity levels to cybersecurity incidents and, based on the severity, escalates and engages incident response teams to respond to and mitigate the risks.

 Our cybersecurity team proactively hunts for cyber threats and vulnerabilities in our networks and information systems as part of our cyber risk management program. This includes monitoring our networks and systems for indicators of compromise ("IOCs"), active intrusion attempts, and other suspicious activity, including insider threat risks. The cybersecurity team stays apprised of existing and emerging cybersecurity threats through commercial threat intelligence feeds and by partnering and data sharing with third parties such as the U.S. government, law enforcement agencies, customers, and other Defense Industrial Base ("DIB") participants. We also engage third parties to conduct

 evaluations of our cybersecurity controls by performing penetration testing and controlled cybersecurity framework audits. We also review the cybersecurity practices of our third-party service providers and suppliers.

 We require our employees to take cybersecurity-related training regularly to promote awareness of how to detect, report, and respond to cybersecurity threats. Employees with certain roles and responsibilities are also assigned cyber training for their specific functions. We also maintain an Insider Threat program, headed by our Director of Security, to identify, assess, and deal with potential risks from within our company, including cybersecurity risks.

 We have aligned our cybersecurity program to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's ("NIST") published cybersecurity standards, and our policies and processes are compliant with NIST Special Publication 800-171 and other applicable publications. Given our status as a defense contractor, we are subject to numerous regulations, including those pursuant to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ("DFARS"), requiring us to have controls in place to protect U.S. government CUI and to report cybersecurity incidents to the DoD.

 We are also subject to the DoD CMMC requirements which necessitates that companies receiving, storing, or processing federal contract information ("FCI") and CUI be formally assessed by a CMMC C3PAO. AeroVironment, Inc., including its subsidiaries Arcturus UAS and Tomahawk Robotics (but excluding any of the BlueHalo acquired entities) is scheduled for a formal Level 2 assessment. The recently acquired BlueHalo passed a formal CMMC Level 2 assessment under the CMMC 2.0 framework, which went into effect December 16, 2024. If we fail to achieve or maintain certification ahead of contract awards, or if we fail to achieve the level required for a particular contract, we will be unable to bid on new contracts or follow-on efforts containing CMMC clauses, which could adversely impact the success of our operations. Additionally, our subcontractors and certain vendors may need to obtain CMMC certification, and we may be negatively impacted if they are not compliant with the CMMC requirements.

 Governance

 Our CIO, CISO, and VP of Cybersecurity, each with 20+ years of related experience, are responsible for the day-to-day management of our cybersecurity program and cybersecurity risks. Our CISO and team are primarily responsible for our overall cybersecurity risk management program and supervise both internal and external resources to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity risks, threats, and incidents.

 We have internal Cybersecurity Council which meets monthly to help communicate our enterprise cybersecurity strategy and ensure it is implemented across the business, as well as maintain awareness of events and changes occurring throughout the business. The Cybersecurity Council consists of members from our CIO organization as well as senior leadership from various functional areas of the business.

 The CISO and VP of Cybersecurity report cybersecurity incidents to members of the company's senior management, including the Cybersecurity Council, CIO, CEO, and the Board of Directors based on the severity and type of the incident to ensure proper external reporting is completed thoroughly and timely.

 Pursuant to its charter, the Cybersecurity Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing, discussing, and making recommendations to the full board regarding cybersecurity matters. Our CIO, CISO, and VP of Cybersecurity provide presentations to the Cybersecurity Committee on our cybersecurity program at each of the committee's regularly scheduled quarterly meetings. These briefings include assessments of the cyber risk and threats landscape, updates on incidents, policies and procedures, and our investments and plans in cybersecurity risk mitigation and governance. The Cybersecurity Committee also meets with members of the Cybersecurity Council to discuss various aspects of our cybersecurity program between regular meetings. All members of the Board of Directors are invited to attend all meetings of the Cybersecurity Committee, and the committee regularly briefs the entire board regarding their oversight of our cybersecurity program.

 Cybersecurity Threats

 We have experienced cybersecurity incidents in the past and will experience cybersecurity incidents in the future. Prior cybersecurity incidents have not materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition; however, there is no guarantee that a future cybersecurity incident would not have a material adverse effect on such items. While our cybersecurity program is designed to mitigate cybersecurity risks, we cannot eliminate all risks from cybersecurity threats. See Item 1A. Risk Factors for more information on our cybersecurity risks.

 Item 2. Properties.

 As of April 30, 2025, our facilities are primarily leased. Our corporate headquarters are located in Arlington, Virginia where we currently occupy approximately 7,400 square feet under an amended lease agreement expiring in June 2030. Under leases in effect prior to the closing of the BlueHalo acquisition, we also lease (i) a total of approximately 280,000 square feet of space in Simi Valley, California, which leases expire between 2027 and 2030, (ii) approximately 150,000 square feet of space in Moorpark, California, which lease expires in 2027, used for administration and to design, engineer, test and manufacture UAS, and (iii) other facilities in California, Alabama, Kansas, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Virginia. We have international locations in Hampton Bishop, United Kingdom, used for business development and program management support, and Stuttgart, Germany, which facilities are used for administration, research and development, logistics, testing and manufacturing of UGV products.

 As of April 30, 2025, our business segments as in effect during the year ended on such date (Uncrewed Systems, or "UxS;" Loitering Munitions Systems, or "LMS;" and MacCready Works, or "MW") had significant operations at the following locations:

 UxS, LMS, and MW: Simi Valley, CA; Moorpark, CA; Huntsville, AL; Lawrence, KS; Wilmington, MA; Centreville, VA; and Minneapolis, MN.

 UxS: Petaluma, CA; Rohnert Park, CA; San Diego, CA; Melbourne, FL; Hampton Bishop, United Kingdom; Stuttgart, Germany and Erie, PA.

 Corporate: Arlington, VA, Moorpark, CA and Simi Valley, CA.

 Additionally in May 2025, we acquired BlueHalo, which has operations in Florida, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, California, Maryland, Virginia, Alabama, and Ohio.

 Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 On August 9, 2021, a former employee filed a class action complaint against AeroVironment in California Superior Court in Los Angeles, California alleging various claims pursuant to the California Labor Code related to wages, meal breaks, overtime, unreimbursed business expenses and other recordkeeping matters. The complaint seeks a jury trial and payment of various alleged unpaid wages, penalties, interest and attorneys' fees in unspecified amounts. We filed our answer on December 16, 2021. The parties participated in a mediation session on May 8, 2025, but did not reach a resolution during the session.

 On March 29, 2024, a former employee filed a complaint against AeroVironment in the Ventura County Superior Court in California, alleging violations of the California Labor Code related to wages, meal breaks, overtime, unreimbursed business expenses and other recordkeeping matters and seeking penalties recoverable under California Labor Code section 2698, et. seq., Private Attorney General Act of 2004 ("PAGA") and all other remedies available under PAGA. The complaint seeks civil penalties on behalf of the plaintiff and similarly situations persons pursuant to PAGA. We filed our answer on June 20, 2024. The parties stipulated to stay this PAGA case ahead of the mediation in the class action matter listed in the immediately preceding paragraph above.

 On June 11, 2025, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle all claims in the class action complaint and PAGA complaint pursuant to a mediator's proposal made on such a date by the mediator from the May 8, 2025 class action mediation session. A court must approve the terms of the settlement before we will pay any amounts pursuant to the settlement. The estimated settlement was accrued in our consolidated statements of income(loss) for the year ended April 30, 2025.

 We are subject to lawsuits, government investigations, audits and other legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. It is not possible to predict the outcome of any legal proceeding with any certainty. The outcome or costs we incur in connection with a legal proceeding could adversely impact our operating results and financial position.

 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure.

 Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 Common Stock

 On June 18, 2025, the closing sales price of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, where it trades under the symbol AVAV, was $190.04 per share. As of June 19, 2025, there were 419 holders of record of our common stock.

 Dividends

 To date we have retained all earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, capital allocation policy, expected return on invested capital, contractual restrictions and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. The terms of our Credit Agreement restrict our ability to pay dividends.

 Stock Price Performance Graph

 The following graph shows a comparison of cumulative returns on our common stock, based on the market price of the common stock, with the cumulative total returns of companies in the Russell 2000 Index and the SPADE Defense Index.

 The following table shows the value of $100 invested on April 30, 2020 in AeroVironment, Inc., the Russell 2000 Index and the SPADE Defense Index.

 Performance Graph Table ($)

 April 30

 April 30

 2020

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 2022

 2023

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 Russell 2000 Index

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 The stock price performance shown on the graph above is not necessarily indicative of future price performance. Factual material was obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but we are not responsible for any errors or omissions contained therein. No portions of this graph shall be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act through any general statement incorporating by reference in its entirety the report in which this graph appears, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this graph or a portion of it by reference. In addition, this graph shall not be deemed filed under either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 The information required by Item 5 of Form 10-K regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 None.

 Item 6.

 Reserved.

 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 Introduction

 The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein as Item 8. This discussion contains forward-looking statements. Refer to Part I, "Forward-Looking Statements" on page 2 and Item 1A, "Risk Factors" beginning on page 14, for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. The disclosures and references in Item 7 of this Annual Report, including the description of our business, financial data, management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations do not include the BlueHalo acquisition which closed on May 1, 2025, unless otherwise specifically noted. The assets, liabilities and results of operations of BlueHalo have not been consolidated into our results as of and for the period ended April 30, 2025 or any of the historical periods presented.

 Overview

 We design, develop, produce, deliver and support a technologically advanced portfolio of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses. We supply uncrewed aircraft and ground robot systems, loitering munitions systems and related services primarily to organizations within or supplying the U.S. DoD, other federal agencies and to international allied governments. We derive the majority of our revenue from these business areas, and we believe that the markets for these solutions offer the potential for significant long-term growth. In addition, we believe that some of the innovative potential products, services and technologies in our research and development pipeline will emerge as new growth platforms in the future, creating additional market opportunities.

 The success of our current product and service offerings stems from our investments in R&D to invent and deliver advanced solutions, utilizing proprietary and commercially available technologies, and in acquiring leading businesses that help our customers achieve their desired outcomes. We develop and acquire these highly innovative solutions by working closely with our key customers to solve their most important challenges related to our areas of expertise. Our core technological capabilities, developed over more than 50 years of innovation or acquired through acquisitions, include robotics and robotics systems autonomy; modular open systems architecture, sensor design, development, miniaturization and integration; embedded software and firmware; miniature, low power, secure wireless digital communications and networks; lightweight aerostructures; high-altitude systems design, integration and operations; machine vision, machine learning and autonomy; land, maritime and air deployment of munitions and aircraft systems; design and qualification for robotics in extreme terrestrial and space environments; munitions systems warhead integration; low SWaP (Size, Weight and Power) system design and integration; collaborative multi-robotic crewed and uncrewed mission operation; power electronics and electric propulsion systems; efficient electric power conversion, storage systems and high density energy packaging; controls and systems integration; vertical takeoff and landing for fixed wing and hybrid aircraft and rotocraft systems; image stabilization and target tracking; advanced flight control systems; fluid dynamics; human-machine interface development; modular dismounted, networked multi-domain robotic control interfaces and analytic processing architecture; and integrated mission solutions for austere environments.

 Our business focuses primarily on the design, development, production, marketing, support and operation of innovative UxS and LMS products that provide situational awareness, remote sensing, multi band communications, force protection and other information and mission effects to increase the safety and effectiveness of our customers' operations.

 Revenue

 We generate our revenue primarily from the sale, support, design and operation of our UxS, LMS and HAPS products. Support for our SUAS, MUAS and LMS customers includes training, spare parts, product repair and product replacement. Under ISR services contracts we deliver the information our MUAS produce to our customers, who use that information to support their missions. We refer to these support activities, in conjunction with customer-funded R&D, as our services operation. We derive most of our SUAS, MUAS, LMS and HAPS revenue from fixed-price and cost-plus-fee contracts with the majority from U.S. government and allied foreign governments for SUAS, MUAS, and LMS.

 Cost of Sales

 Cost of sales consists of direct costs and allocated indirect costs. Direct costs include labor, materials, travel, subcontracts and other costs directly related to the execution of a specific contract. Indirect costs include overhead expenses, fringe benefits, depreciation of in-service ISR assets, amortization of acquired intangible assets and other costs that are not directly charged to a specific contract.

 Gross Margin

 Gross margin is equal to revenue minus cost of sales. We use gross margin as a financial metric to help us understand trends in our direct costs and allocated indirect costs when compared to the revenue we generate.

 Selling, General and Administrative

 Our selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A"), include salaries, fringe benefits, and other expenses related to selling, marketing and proposal activities, and other administrative costs and amortization of acquired intangible assets. Some SG&A expenses relate to marketing, commissions on certain direct commercial sales to international customers and business development activities that support both ongoing business areas as well as new and emerging market areas. These activities can be directly associated with developing requirements for and applications of capabilities created in our R&D activities. SG&A is an important financial metric that we analyze to help us evaluate the contribution of our selling, marketing and proposal activities to revenue generation.

 Research and Development Expense

 R&D is an integral part of our business model. We normally conduct significant internally funded R&D. Our R&D activities focus specifically on creating capabilities that support our existing product portfolio as well as new solutions.

 Impairment of Goodwill

 As part of our annual goodwill impairment and identifiable asset test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, we determined carrying value of the UGV reporting unit exceeded its fair value due to a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit resulting from reduced probability and delays of obtaining certain opportunities as well as an increase in forecast expenditures to support operational decisions identified during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025. These changes in estimates resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $18.4 million during the three months ended April 30, 2025 in the UGV reporting unit.

 For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, we determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the other reporting units, other than UGV, was more than their carrying values as of the annual goodwill impairment test date, including the MUAS reporting unit which was no longer considered at an increased risk of failing future quantitative goodwill impairment tests due to an increase in the estimated fair value of the reporting unit from significant increases in forecasted results.

 Subsequent to the performance of our annual goodwill impairment test for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, in May 2023, a trigger event was identified that indicated that the carrying value of the MUAS reporting unit exceeded its fair value. Specifically, we received notification that we were not down selected for a U.S. DoD program of record which resulted in a significant decrease in the projected future cash flows of the MUAS reporting unit. As a result, we updated our estimates of long-term future cash flows to reflect lower revenue and EBITDA growth rate expectations used in the valuation of the MUAS reporting unit. These changes in estimates, resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $156.0 million recorded during the year ended April 30, 2023.

 Other (Loss) Income, net

 Other (loss) income, net includes unrealized losses associated with decreases in the fair market value for equity security investments, interest income, and interest expense.

 Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

 Our effective tax rates for fiscal years 2025 and 2024 were lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to tax benefits from the Foreign Derived Intangible Income deduction ("FDII"), excess benefits from stock-based compensation, the U.S. federal research tax credit.

 Equity Method Investment (Loss) Income, Net of Tax

 Equity method investment (loss) income, net of tax, includes equity method income or loss related to our investment in limited partnership funds for which we have concluded we have influence for holding more than a minor interest. Beginning October 14, 2022, equity method investment (loss) income, net of tax also includes our proportion of any gains or losses of our Turkish joint venture, Altoy Savunma Sanayi ve Havacilik Anonim Sirketi ("Altoy"), due to our share sale in which we decreased our ownership interest to 15% but concluded we retain the ability to exercise significant influence.

 Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests includes the 50% interest in the income or losses of Altoy, between May 1, 2022 and October 14, 2022. Subsequent to October 14, 2022, Altoy is no longer consolidated, and therefore, noncontrolling interest is no longer recorded.

 Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. When we prepare these consolidated financial statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Some of our accounting policies require that we make subjective judgments, including estimates that involve matters that are inherently uncertain. Our most critical estimates include those related to revenue recognition, inventory reserves for excess and obsolescence, intangible assets acquired in a business combination, goodwill, and income taxes. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 We believe the following critical accounting estimates affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements. Please see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements entitled "Organization and Significant Accounting Policies," which is included in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and

 Supplementary Data" of this Annual Report. There have been no material changes made to the critical accounting estimates during the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements.

 Revenue Recognition

 Significant management judgments and estimates must be made and used in connection with the recognition of revenue in any accounting period. Material differences in the amount of revenue in any given period may result if these judgments or estimates prove to be incorrect or if management's estimates change on the basis of development of the business or market conditions. Management judgments and estimates have been applied consistently and have been reliable historically. We believe that there are two key factors which impact the reliability of management's estimates. The first of those key factors is that the terms of our contracts are typically less than six months. The short-term nature of such contracts reduces the risk that material changes in accounting estimates will occur on the basis of market conditions or other factors. The second key factor is that we have hundreds of contracts in any given accounting period, which reduces the risk that any one change in an accounting estimate on one or several contracts would have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 The substantial majority of our revenue is generated pursuant to written contractual arrangements to design, develop, manufacture and/or modify complex products, and to provide related engineering, technical and other services according to customer specifications. These contracts may be fixed price, cost-reimbursable, or time and materials. We account for all revenue contracts in accordance with ASC 606. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer distinct goods or services to a customer, and it is the unit of account in ASC 606. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and revenue is recognized when each performance obligation under the terms of a contract is satisfied. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, we allocate the contract's transaction price to each performance obligation using observable standalone selling prices for similar products and services. When the standalone selling price is not directly observable, we use our best estimate of the standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract using the cost plus reasonable margin approach.

 Our performance obligations are satisfied over time or at a point in time. Revenue for LMS product deliveries, customization of UGV transport vehicles and customer-funded R&D contracts is recognized over time as costs are incurred. Contract services revenue is composed of revenue recognized on contracts for the provision of services, including repairs and maintenance, training, engineering design, development and prototyping activities, and technical support services. Contract services revenue, including ISR services, is recognized over time as services are rendered. We elected the right to invoice practical expedient in which if an entity has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the entity's performance completed to date, such as flight hours for ISR services, the entity may recognize revenue in the amount to which the entity has a right to invoice. Training services are recognized over time using an output method based on days of training completed. For performance obligations satisfied over time, revenue is generally recognized using costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress. Incurred costs represent work performed, which correspond with, and thereby best depict, transfer of control to the customer. Contract costs include labor, materials, subcontractors' costs, other direct costs, and indirect costs applicable on government and commercial contracts.

 For performance obligations which are not satisfied over time per the aforementioned criteria above, revenue is recognized at the point in time in which each performance obligation is fully satisfied. Our UxS product sales revenue is primarily composed of revenue recognized on contracts for the delivery of UxS systems and spare parts, respectively. Revenue is recognized at the point in time when control transfers to the customer, which generally occurs when title and risk of loss have passed to the customer.

 We review cost performance, estimates to complete and variable consideration at least quarterly and in many cases more frequently. Adjustments to original estimates for a contract's revenue, estimated costs at completion and estimated profit or loss are often required as work progresses under a contract, as experience is gained and as more information is obtained, even though the scope of work required under the contract may not change, or if contract modifications, including the finalization of undefinitized contract actions, occur. The impact of revisions in estimate of completion and variable consideration for all types of contracts are recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions are made. Changes in variable consideration associated with the finalization of

 undefinitized contract actions or unpriced change orders could result in cumulative catch up adjustments to revenue that could be material. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, changes in accounting estimates on contracts recognized using the over time method are presented below. Amounts representing contract change orders or claims are included in revenue if the order or claim meets the criteria of a contract or contract modification in accordance with ASC 606. Incentives or penalties and awards applicable to performance on contracts are considered in estimating revenue and profit rates, and are recorded when there is sufficient information to assess anticipated contract performance.

 For the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, favorable and unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments included in revenue were as follows (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Gross favorable adjustments

 $

 11,106

 $

 7,359

 $

 2,893

 Gross unfavorable adjustments

 (5,104)

 (1,951)

 (3,771)

 Net adjustments

 $

 6,002

 $

 5,408

 $

 (878)

 For the year ended April 30, 2025, favorable cumulative catch up adjustments of $11.1 million were primarily due to favorable adjustments on eight contracts. Four LMS undefinitized contract actions were definitized during the year ended April 30, 2025, which resulted in cumulative catch-up revenue adjustments that increased revenue by approximately $9.9 million. The remaining adjustments individually were not material. For the same period, unfavorable cumulative catch up adjustments of $5.1 million were primarily related to unfavorable adjustments on 17 contracts for higher revised estimates of the total expected costs to complete the contract, including one LMS contract, which decreased revenue by approximately $2.9 million. The remaining adjustments individually were not material.
 For the year ended April 30, 2024, favorable cumulative catch up adjustments of $7.4 million were primarily due to final cost adjustments on 17 contracts. During the year ended April 30, 2024, we revised our estimates of the total expected costs to complete two LMS contracts. The aggregate impact of these adjustments in contract estimates on revenue related to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods was an increase to revenue of approximately $2.7 million. For the same period, unfavorable cumulative catch up adjustments of $2.0 million were primarily related to higher than expected costs on 11 contracts, which individually were not material.

 For the year ended April 30, 2023, favorable cumulative catch up adjustments of $2.9 million were primarily due to final cost adjustments on 23 contracts, which individually were not material. For the same period, unfavorable cumulative catch up adjustments of $3.8 million were primarily related to unfavorable adjustments on 5 contracts for higher revised estimates of the total expected costs to complete the contract, including one LMS variant contract, which decreased revenue by approximately $1.9 million. The remaining adjustments individually were not material.

 Inventories Reserves for Excess and Obsolescence

 Our policy for valuation of inventory, including the determination of obsolete or excess inventory, requires us to perform a detailed assessment of inventory at each balance sheet date, which includes a review of, among other factors, an estimate of future demand for products within specific time horizons, valuation of existing inventory, as well as product lifecycle and product development plans. Inventory reserves are also provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items. We write down our inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated net realizable value based on assumptions about future demand and market conditions and record to cost of sales. We may be required to record additional inventory write-downs if actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by our management.

 Intangible Assets – Acquired in Business Combinations

 We perform valuations of assets acquired and liabilities assumed on each acquisition accounted for as a business combination and allocate the purchase price of each acquired business to our respective net tangible and

 intangible assets. Acquired intangible assets include: technology, backlog, in-process research and development, customer relationships, licenses, trademarks and tradenames, and non-compete agreements. We use valuation techniques to value these intangibles assets, with the primary technique being a discounted cash flow analysis. A discounted cash flow analysis requires us to make various assumptions and estimates including projected revenue, gross margins, operating costs, growth rates, useful lives and discount rates. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits of such assets are consumed. As part of our annual goodwill impairment and identifiable asset test, performed during the quarter ended April 30, 2025, a decrease in forecasted results for the UGV reporting unit resulting from reduced probability and delays of obtaining certain opportunities as well as an increase in forecast expenditures to support operational decisions identified during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025 resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $4.3 million which were recorded during the three months ended April 30, 2025. Due to the closure of all of our MUAS COCO sites during the three months ended April 30, 2023, we revised the estimated useful life for MUAS customer relationships which resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $34.1 million during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. Additionally, in conjunction with the goodwill impairment test performed during the year ended April 30, 2023, the remaining intangibles in the MUAS reporting unit were tested for recoverability. The asset recoverability test did not result in an impairment for the remaining intangibles in the MUAS reporting unit. Refer to Note 6—Goodwill for further details.

 Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value of the acquired net assets. We test goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year or when events or circumstances change in a manner that indicates goodwill might be impaired. Events or circumstances that could trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business or political climate, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, a loss of key personnel, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends or significant underperformance relative to projected future results of operations.

 Our evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. For the impairment test, we first assess qualitative factors, macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, triggering events, cost factors, and overall financial performance, to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. Alternatively, we may bypass the qualitative assessment for some or all of its reporting units and apply the quantitative impairment test. If determined to be necessary, the quantitative impairment test shall be used to identify goodwill impairment and measure the amount of a goodwill impairment loss to be recognized (if any). For the quantitative impairment test we estimate the fair value by weighting the results from the income approach and the market approach. These valuation approaches consider a number of factors that include, but are not limited to, prospective financial information, growth rates, terminal value, discount rates, and comparable multiples from publicly traded companies in our industry and require us to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding industry economic factors and future profitability of its business.

 As part of our annual goodwill impairment and identifiable asset test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, we determined the carrying value of the UGV reporting unit exceeded its fair value due to a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit resulting from reduced probability and delays of obtaining certain opportunities as well as an increase in forecast expenditures to support operational decisions identified during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025. These changes in estimates resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $18.4 million during the three months ended April 30, 2025 in the UGV reporting unit. We determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of our other reporting units were more than their carrying values as of the annual goodwill impairment test date.

 Subsequent to the performance of our annual goodwill impairment test for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, in May 2023, a trigger event was identified that indicated that the carrying value of the MUAS reporting unit exceeded its fair value. Specifically, we received notification that we were not down selected for a U.S. DoD program of record which resulted in a significant decrease in the projected future cash flows of the MUAS reporting unit. As a result, we updated our estimates of long-term future cash flows to reflect lower revenue and EBITDA growth rate expectations

 used in the valuation of the MUAS reporting unit. These changes in estimates, resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $156.0 million in the MUAS reporting unit recorded during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

 As of April 30, 2025, our MUAS reporting unit has a goodwill balance of $135.8 million. During the most recent annual impairment test during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, the estimated fair value of all reporting units, other than UGV, substantially exceeded their carrying value.

 The estimates and assumptions used to determine the fair value of our reporting units are highly subjective in nature. Actual results can be materially different from the estimates and assumptions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by the industry or by us, or if events occur or circumstances change that would reduce the estimated fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets below the carrying amounts, we could recognize future impairment charges, the amount of which could be material.

 Income Taxes

 Our income tax provision and related income tax assets and liabilities are based on actual and expected future income, U.S. and foreign statutory income tax rates, and tax regulations and planning opportunities in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. Significant judgment is required in interpreting tax regulations in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions, evaluating our worldwide uncertain tax positions, and assessing the likelihood of realizing certain tax benefits. Actual results could differ materially from those judgments, and changes in judgments could materially affect our consolidated financial statements.

 We are required to estimate our income taxes, which includes estimating our current income taxes as well as measuring the temporary differences resulting from different treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. We currently have significant deferred tax assets, which are subject to periodic recoverability assessments. Realizing our deferred tax assets principally depends on our achieving projected future taxable income. We may change our judgments regarding future profitability due to future market conditions and other factors, which may result in recording a valuation allowance against those deferred tax assets. We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, we believe expected future taxable income is not likely to support the use of a deduction or credit in that jurisdiction. We evaluate the level of our valuation allowances during the interim and annually.

 We record unrecognized tax benefits for U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign tax positions related primarily to tax credits claimed and tax nexus. For each reporting period, we apply a consistent methodology to measure unrecognized tax benefits and all unrecognized tax benefits are reviewed periodically and adjusted as circumstances warrant. Our measurement of our unrecognized tax benefits is based on our assessment of all relevant information, including prior audit experience, the status of audits, conclusions of tax audits, lapsing of applicable statutes of limitations, identification of new issues, and any administrative guidance or developments. We recognize unrecognized tax benefits in the first financial reporting period in which information becomes available indicating that such benefits will more likely than not (a greater than 50% likelihood) be realized.

 We have various foreign subsidiaries to conduct or support our business outside the United States. We do not provide for U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings for our foreign subsidiaries as we expect the foreign earnings will be indefinitely reinvested in such foreign jurisdictions.

 Fiscal Periods

 Our fiscal year ends on April 30. Due to our fixed year end date of April 30, our first and fourth quarters each consist of approximately 13 weeks. The second and third quarters each consist of exactly 13 weeks. Our first three quarters end on a Saturday.

 Results of Operations

 The following table sets forth certain historical consolidated income statement data expressed in dollars (in thousands) and as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated. Certain amounts may not sum due to rounding.

 Fiscal Year Ended April 30,

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Revenue

 $

 %

 $

 %

 $

 %

 Cost of sales

 501,991

 %

 432,789

 %

 367,022

 %

 Gross margin

 318,636

 %

 283,931

 %

 173,514

 %

 Selling, general and administrative

 158,753

 %

 114,420

 %

 131,905

 %

 Research and development

 100,729

 %

 97,687

 %

 64,255

 %

 18,359

 %

 —

 —

 %

 156,017

 %

 Income (loss) from operations

 40,795

 %

 71,824

 %

 (178,663)

 (33)

 %

 Interest expense, net

 (2,188)

 —

 %

 (4,220)

 (1)

 %

 (9,368)

 (2)

 %

 Other income (expense), net

 1,057

 —

 %

 (4,373)

 (1)

 %

 (346)

 —

 %

 Income (loss) before income taxes

 39,664

 %

 63,231

 %

 (188,377)

 (35)

 %

 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 —

 %

 1,891

 —

 %

 (14,663)

 (3)

 %

 Equity method investment income (loss), net of tax

 4,837

 %

 (1,674)

 —

 %

 (2,453)

 —

 %

 Net income (loss)

 %

 %

 (176,167)

 (33)

 %

 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 —

 —

 %

 —

 —

 %

 (45)

 —

 %

 Net income (loss) attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

 $

 %

 $

 %

 $

 (176,212)

 (33)

 %

 We have the following reportable segments through its fiscal year ended April 30, 2025: Uncrewed Systems ("UxS") segment, Loitering Munition Systems ("LMS") segment; and the MacCready Works ("MW") segment. The following table (in thousands) sets forth our revenue and segment adjusted gross margin generated by each reporting segment for the periods indicated. Segment adjusted gross margin is defined as gross margin before intangible amortization and amortization of other purchase accounting adjustments.

 Effective May 1, 2025 due to the acquisition of BlueHalo and our reorganization, reportable segments will be updated into the two reportable segments (i) Autonomous Systems and (ii) Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. Autonomous Systems will include the historical AeroVironment businesses (UxS, LMS and MW) as well as Unmanned Maritime, Radio Frequency and Kinetic C-UAS, Electronic Warfare Systems and Autonomous R&D. Space, Cyber and Directed Energy will include the remaining acquired BlueHalo businesses including Digital beamforming technology, Laser Communications, Space-Qualified Hardware, Phased Array Antenna Technology, Directed Energy, Cyber and Mission Systems. We will begin to report our segments in the new structure in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending July 26, 2025, the period in which the new organizational structure became effective.

 Also effective May 1, 2025 due to the increased size and complexity of the businesses, the significant amount of debt to finance the acquisition and the related debt covenants, the Chief Operating Decision Maker's ("CODM") measure of profitability for the new reportable segments will be Segment Adjusted EBITDA, defined as income from operations before interest income, interest expense, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain other non-cash items, including goodwill impairment, amortization of implementation of cloud computing arrangements, stock-based compensation, other purchase accounting adjustments and cash items including acquisition related expenses.

 Year Ended April 30, 2025

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 $

 352,932

 $

 333,506

 $

 6,284

 $

 692,722

 28,846

 18,471

 80,588

 127,905

 381,778

 351,977

 86,872

 213,133

 223,422

 65,436

 501,991

 18,480

 —

 19,405

 $

 187,125

 $

 128,555

 $

 22,361

 Year Ended April 30, 2024

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 $

 415,074

 $

 168,863

 $

 1,834

 $

 585,771

 32,932

 23,724

 74,293

 130,949

 249,763

 124,363

 58,663

 432,789

 12,280

 —

 1,268

 13,548

 $

 210,523

 $

 68,224

 $

 18,732

 Year Ended April 30, 2023

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 $

 268,021

 $

 84,686

 $

 $

 353,062

 75,889

 35,938

 75,647

 187,474

 343,910

 120,624

 76,002

 231,960

 77,888

 57,174

 367,022

 12,731

 —

 1,275

 14,006

 $

 124,681

 $

 42,736

 $

 20,103

 We recorded intangible amortization expense and other purchase accounting adjustments in the following categories on the accompanying consolidated statements of income (loss):

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Cost of sales:

 $

 15,018

 $

 8,214

 $

 4,091

 4,387

 5,334

 9,915

 Selling, general and administrative

 4,001

 5,010

 49,561

 Total

 $

 23,406

 $

 18,558

 $

 63,567

 Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2025 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024

 Revenue. Revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $820.6 million, as compared to $716.7 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing an increase of $103.9 million, or 14%. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in product revenue of $107.0 million, partially offset by a decrease in service revenue of $3.0 million. The increase in product revenue was primarily due to an increase of $164.7 million from the production of our Switchblade products, driven by increased global demand for our LMS associated with the current global conflicts as well as U.S. DoD. resupply and an increase of $4.4 million from the delivery of MW products driven by demand for new product releases, partially offset by a decrease of $62.1 million of product deliveries of our UxS products, primarily due to a decrease in international sales to Ukraine. Fiscal 2025 also included favorable cumulative catch-up revenue adjustments of $12.0 million due to changes in estimates associated with the definitization of certain LMS contracts. The decrease in service revenue was primarily due to a decrease of $2.8 million in other engineering services and customer-funded R&D activities primarily associated with the shift from development to production of certain LMS products. With the acquisition of BlueHalo, we expect the proportion of service revenue to total revenue to increase in fiscal year 2026 and beyond.

 Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $502.0 million, as compared to $432.8 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing an increase of $69.2 million, or 16%. The increase in cost of sales was a result of an increase in product cost of sales of $64.2 million and an increase in service costs of sales of $5.0 million. The increase in product cost of sales was primarily due to approximately $62 million associated with the increase in product sales volume, $4.6 million due to the UGV accelerated intangible amortization expenses, partially offset by a decrease of approximately $3 million due to product mix shift primarily to the definitization of LMS contracts. The increase of $5.0 million in service costs of sales was primarily due to approximately $7 million increase due to mix shift associated with a higher proportion of engineering services, partially offset by approximately $2 million associated with the decreased service volume. Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 included $19.4 million of intangible amortization as compared to $13.5 million of intangible amortization and other related non-cash purchase accounting expenses for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. As a percentage of revenue, cost of sales increased from 60% to 61%, primarily due to the accelerated amortization of UGV intangibles of $4.6 million, partially offset by an increase in the proportion of product revenue to total revenue, resulting in a decrease in gross margin from 40% to 39%.

 Gross Margin. Gross margin is equal to revenue minus cost of sales.

 Selling, General and Administrative. SG&A expense for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $158.8 million, or 19% of revenue, as compared to SG&A expense of $114.4 million, or 16% of revenue, for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. The increase in SG&A expense was primarily due to an increase of $17.2 million in acquisition related expenses related to the BlueHalo acquisition, an increase in employee related expenses of $10.0 million driven by an increase in average headcount and expansion of our global business development team, and an increase in sales and marketing expense of $9.4 million driven by an increase in bid and proposal efforts associated with the higher sales volume.

 Research and Development. R&D expense for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $100.7 million, or 12% of revenue, as compared to R&D expense of $97.7 million, or 14% of revenue, for the fiscal year ended April 30,

 2024. R&D expense increased by $3.0 million, or 3%, for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, primarily due to an increase in development activities regarding enhanced capabilities for our products, development of new product lines and to support our acquired businesses.

 Impairment of Goodwill. A goodwill impairment charge of $18.4 million resulting from a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit identified during our annual goodwill impairment test during the three months ended April 30, 2025 in the UGV reporting unit.

 Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $2.2 million, as compared to interest expense net of $4.2 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. The decrease in interest expense, net was primarily due to a decrease of $5.0 million in interest expense primarily due to lower average outstanding balances on our debt facility, partially offset by a decrease in interest income of $2.5 million primarily due to lower interest rates and a decrease in our average investment balances. On May 1, 2025 in connection with the closing of the BlueHalo acquisition, we entered into a new Term A Loan and borrowed from our revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility," and together with the Term A Loan, the "Credit Facilities"). As of May 1, 2025, the outstanding balance of the Credit Facilities was $955.0 million, which bears a variable interest rate. Interest expense for fiscal year 2026 is expected to increase significantly.

 Other Income (Expense), net. Other income, net for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $1.1 million, as compared to other expense, net of $4.4 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. The increase in other income, net is primarily due to a decrease in unrealized losses associated with increases in fair market value for equity security investments of $4.1 million.

 Income Taxes. Our effective income tax rate was 2.2% for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 as compared to 3.0% for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. The decrease in our effective tax rate in fiscal 2025 compared with fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a decrease in net income, a decrease in our FDII deduction, offset by non-deductible goodwill impairment expense from our foreign subsidiary.
 Equity method investment gain (loss), net of tax. Equity method investment gain, net of tax for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $4.8 million, as compared to equity method investment loss of $(1.7) million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

 Business Segment Results of Operations

 Loitering Munitions Systems

 2025

 2024

 $

 333,506

 $

 168,863

 18,471

 23,724

 351,977

 223,422

 124,363

 —

 —

 $

 128,555

 $

 68,224

 LMS Revenue. LMS revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $352.0 million, as compared to $192.6 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing an increase of $159.4 million, or 83%. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in product revenue of $164.6 million, partially offset by a decrease in service revenue of $5.2 million. The increase in product revenue was primarily due to increased production of our LMS systems due to global demand for our LMS systems associated with the current global conflicts as well as U.S. DoD resupply. Fiscal 2025 also included favorable cumulative catch-up revenue adjustments of $12.0 million due to changes in estimates associated with the definitization of certain LMS contracts. The decrease in service revenue was primarily due to a decrease of $4.2 million in customer-funded R&D activities primarily associated with the shift from development to production of certain Switchblade products.

 LMS Segment Adjusted Gross Margin. LMS segment adjusted gross margin for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $128.6 million, as compared to $68.2 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing an increase of $60.4 million. The increase in LMS segment adjusted gross margin was primarily due to an increase of $159.4 million in revenue, inclusive of the cumulative catch-up revenue adjustments of $12.0 million, partially offset by an increase of $99.0 million in cost of sales excluding amortization of intangibles, of which approximately $103 million is associated with the increased sales volume, partially offset by approximately $4 million due to shift in mix primarily related to the definitization of LMS contracts.

 Uncrewed Systems

 2025

 2024

 $

 352,932

 $

 415,074

 28,846

 32,932

 381,778

 213,133

 249,763

 18,480

 12,280

 $

 187,125

 $

 210,523

 UxS Revenue. UxS revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $381.8 million, as compared to $448.0 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing a decrease of $66.2 million, or 15%. The decrease in revenue was due to a decrease in product revenue of $62.1 million and a decrease in service revenue of $4.1 million. The decrease in product revenue was primarily due to a decrease of $51.0 million for product shipments of our SUAS and MUAS family of systems driven by decreased international sales, most significantly to Ukraine. The decrease in service revenue was primarily due to a decrease of $3.3 million of customer funded R&D and engineering services primarily due to the completion of certain MUAS contracts during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

 UxS Segment Adjusted Gross Margin. UxS segment adjusted gross margin for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $187.1 million, as compared to $210.5 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing a decrease of $23.4 million. The decrease in UxS segment adjusted gross margin was primarily due to a decrease of $66.2 million in revenue, partially offset by a decrease of $42.8 million in cost of sales excluding intangible amortization. The decrease of $42.8 million in costs of sales excluding intangible amortization is primarily due to a decrease of approximately $35 million associated with the decreased sales volume and shift in mix of approximately $8 million due to mix.

 MacCready Works

 2025

 2024

 $

 6,284

 $

 1,834

 80,588

 74,293

 86,872

 65,436

 58,663

 1,268

 $

 22,361

 $

 18,732

 MW Revenue. MW revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $86.9 million, as compared to $76.1 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing an increase of $10.8 million, or 14%. The increase in revenue was primarily due to an increase of $6.3 million in service revenue and an increase of $4.5 million in product sales. The increase in service revenue is primarily due to an increase in engineering services and customer-funded R&D in part due to HAPS return to flight services. The increase in product sales is primarily due to the shift from development to early-stage production of certain new products.

 MW Segment Adjusted Gross Margin. MW segment adjusted gross margin for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 was $22.4 million, as compared to MW segment adjusted gross margin of $18.7 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, representing an increase of $3.7 million. The increase in MW segment adjusted gross margin was primarily due to an increase of $10.8 million in revenue, partially offset by an increase of $7.1 million in cost of sales excluding amortization of intangibles of which approximately $8 million is associated with the increased sales volume.

 Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2023

 Revenue. Revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $716.7 million, as compared to $540.5 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing an increase of $176.2 million, or 33%. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in product revenue of $232.7 million, partially offset by a decrease in service revenue of $56.5 million. The increase in product revenue was primarily due to an increase of $147.1 million of product deliveries of our UxS products, including $10.6 million associated with the recent Tomahawk acquisition, and an increase of $84.2 million from the production of our Switchblade products. These increases were primarily driven by increased global demand for our uncrewed systems and loitering munitions systems associated with the current global conflicts as well as U.S. DoD resupply. The decrease in service revenue was primarily due to a decrease of $49.7 million due to the closure of all COCO site locations during fiscal year 2023 and a decrease of $11.1 million in other engineering services and

 customer-funded R&D activities primarily associated with the shift from development to production of certain LMS products, partially offset by $5.3 million associated with the recent Tomahawk acquisition.

 Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $432.8 million, as compared to $367.0 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing an increase of $65.8 million, or 18%. The increase in cost of sales was a result of an increase in product cost of sales of $136.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in service costs of sales of $71.0 million. The increase of $136.8 million in product cost of sales was primarily due to approximately $126 million associated with the increase in product sales volume, an increase in inventory reserve charges of $5.8 million primarily related to the introduction of our next generation products and an increase of $4.1 million in intangible amortization expense primarily resulting from the Tomahawk acquisition. The decrease of $71.0 million in service costs of sales was primarily due to approximately $47 million associated with the decreased service volume, of which $44.4 million is due to the closure of all COCO site locations in the prior year, mix shift of approximately $20 million due to the continuation of services with higher margins than the ceased COCO services, and a decrease of $4.6 million in intangible amortization expense due to intangible assets being fully amortized. Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 included $13.5 million of intangible amortization and other related non-cash purchase accounting expenses as compared to $14.0 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. As a percentage of revenue, cost of sales decreased from 68% to 60%, primarily due to an increase in the proportion of product revenue to total revenue and the prior year COCO accelerated depreciation and amortization expenses resulting in an increase in gross margin from 32% to 40%.

 Gross Margin. Gross margin is equal to revenue minus cost of sales.

 Selling, General and Administrative. SG&A expense for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $114.4 million, or 16% of revenue, as compared to SG&A expense of $131.9 million, or 24% of revenue, for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. The decrease in SG&A expense was primarily due to a decrease of $44.6 million in intangible amortization and other non-cash purchase accounting expenses. The decrease in intangible amortization expense was primarily driven by a decrease in COCO customer relationship amortization of $46.5 million due to the accelerated amortization of COCO customer relationships recorded during the three months ended April 30, 2023, partially offset by an increase of $1.7 million resulting from the Tomahawk acquisition. The decrease in SG&A expense was partially offset by an increase in employee related expenses of $15.7 million driven by an increase in average headcount and expansion of our global business development team, an increase in sales and marketing expense of $6.4 million primarily due to an increase in bid and proposal efforts and an increase in depreciation expense of $1.4 million driven by increased capital requirements to support our growth.

 Research and Development. R&D expense for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $97.7 million, or 14% of revenue, as compared to R&D expense of $64.3 million, or 12% of revenue, for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. R&D expense increased by $33.4 million, or 52%, for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, primarily due to an increase in development activities regarding enhanced capabilities for our products, development of new product lines and to support our acquired businesses.

 Impairment of Goodwill. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $156.0 million in the MUAS reporting unit due to a trigger event identified once we received notification that we were not down selected for a U.S. DoD program of record which resulted in a significant decrease in the projected future cash flows of the MUAS reporting unit.

 Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $4.2 million, as compared to interest expense net of $9.4 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. The decrease in interest expense, net was primarily due to an increase of $2.7 million in interest income due to an increase in the average interest rate earned on our cash balances and a decrease in interest expense of $2.5 million due to lower average outstanding balances on our debt facility, partially offset by higher interest rates applicable to our debt facility.

 Other Expense, net. Other expense, net for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $4.4 million, as compared to other expense, net of $0.3 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. The increase in other expense, net is

 primarily due to unrealized losses associated with decreases in fair market value for equity security investments of $3.9 million.

 Income Taxes. Our effective income tax rate was 3.0% for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, as compared to 7.8% for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. The decrease in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the prior year's loss before income taxes, an increase in the foreign-derived intangible income deduction and an increase in R&D tax credits, partially offset by the prior year non-deductible goodwill impairment expense.

 Equity method investment loss, net of tax. Equity method investment loss, net of tax for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $1.7 million, as compared to $2.5 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

 Business Segment Results of Operations

 Loitering Munitions Systems

 2024

 2023

 $

 168,863

 $

 84,686

 23,724

 35,938

 120,624

 124,363

 77,888

 —

 —

 $

 68,224

 $

 42,736

 LMS Revenue. LMS revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $192.6 million, as compared to $120.6 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing an increase of $72.0 million, or 60%. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in product revenue of $84.2 million, partially offset by a decrease in service revenue of $12.2 million. The increase in product revenue was primarily due to increased production of our LMS systems due to global demand for our LMS systems associated with the current global conflicts as well as U.S. DoD resupply. The decrease in service revenue was primarily due to a decrease of $11.9 million in customer-funded R&D activities primarily associated with the shift from development to production of certain Switchblade products.

 LMS Segment Adjusted Gross Margin. LMS segment adjusted gross margin for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $68.2 million, as compared to $42.7 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing an increase of $25.5 million. The increase in LMS segment adjusted gross margin was primarily due to an increase of $72.0 million in revenue; partially offset by an increase of $46.5 million in cost of sales excluding amortization of intangibles, of which approximately $46 million is associated with the increased sales volume.

 Uncrewed Systems

 2024

 2023

 $

 415,074

 $

 268,021

 32,932

 75,889

 343,910

 249,763

 231,960

 12,280

 12,731

 $

 210,523

 $

 124,681

 UxS Revenue. UxS revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $448.0 million, as compared to $343.9 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing an increase of $104.1 million, or 30%. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in product revenue of $147.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in service revenue of $43.0 million. The increase in product revenue was primarily due to $136.1 million from increased product shipments of our SUAS and MUAS family of systems driven by increased global demand for our uncrewed systems associated with the current global conflicts as well as U.S. DoD resupply and $10.6 million associated with the recent Tomahawk acquisition. The decrease in service revenue was primarily due to decreases of $49.7 million from the closure of all COCO site locations during fiscal year 2023, partially offset by an increase of $5.3 million associated with the recent Tomahawk acquisition.

 UxS Segment Adjusted Gross Margin. UxS segment adjusted gross margin for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $210.5 million, as compared to $124.7 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing an increase of $85.8 million. The increase in UxS segment adjusted margin was primarily due to an increase of $104.1 million in revenue, partially offset by an increase of $18.3 million in cost of sales excluding intangible amortization. The increase of $18.3 million in costs of sales excluding intangible amortization is primarily due to an increase of approximately $65 million associated with the increased sales volume and $6.0 million from an increase in inventory reserve charges primarily related to the introduction of our next generation products, partially offset by shift in mix of approximately $53 million due to a higher proportion of international products sales and lower levels of COCO service revenue.

 MacCready Works

 2024

 2023

 $

 1,834

 $

 74,293

 75,647

 76,002

 58,663

 57,174

 1,268

 1,275

 $

 18,732

 $

 20,103

 MW Revenue. MW revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $76.1 million, as compared to $76.0 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing an increase of $0.1 million. The increase in revenue was primarily due to an increase of $1.5 million in product sales, partially offset by a decrease of $1.4 million in service revenue. The increase in product sales is primarily due to the shift from development to early-stage production of certain products. The decrease in service revenue is primarily due to a decrease in engineering services and customer-funded R&D due to delays in anticipated contract awards associated with the government budget authorization process.

 MW Segment Adjusted Gross Margin. MW segment adjusted gross margin for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 was $18.7 million, as compared to MW segment adjusted gross margin of $20.1 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, representing a decrease of $1.4 million. The decrease in MW segment adjusted gross margin was primarily due to an increase of $1.5 million in cost of sales excluding amortization of intangibles driven by increased sales mix of approximately $1 million due to the shift from development to early-stage production of certain products.

 Liquidity and Capital Resources

 On February 19, 2021 in connection with the consummation of the Arcturus acquisition, we entered into a credit agreement, subsequently amended February 4, 2022, June 6, 2023, October 4, 2024 and May 1, 2025, (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"). The October 4, 2024 amendment increased the Revolving Credit Facility to $200 million, and a previously provided Term Loan Facility was fully repaid in full and removed from the Credit Agreement. Our ability to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility includes a sublimit for the issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit, of which there were outstanding letters of credit of $39.4 million as of April 30, 2025. As of April 30,

 2025, approximately $160.6 million was available under the Revolving Facility. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility may be used for working capital, acquisition costs and other general corporate purposes. Refer to Note 11—Debt to our financial statements for further details. In addition, Telerob has a line of credit of 7.0 million (approximately $8.0 million) available for issuing letters of credit of which 2.3 million (approximately $2.6 million) was outstanding as of April 30, 2025.

 On May 1, 2025 in connection with the closing of the BlueHalo acquisition, we amended the Credit Agreement to provide for a new $700 million term A loan (the "Term A Loan," and with the Revolving Credit Facility, the "Credit Facilities"), the proceeds of which were used on the Closing Date to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of BlueHalo and to pay for certain related transaction costs. The Term A Loan matures two years after the closing date of the BlueHalo acquisition and amortizes at a rate of 5.00% per annum, with the remaining outstanding principal amount due and payable on the maturity date. The applicable margin on the Term A Loan is based upon our Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and whether we elect as its benchmark rate (i) SOFR (in which case, the applicable margin ranges from 1.50 - 2.50% per annum depending on our Consolidated Leverage Ratio) plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% or (ii) Base Rate (in which case, the applicable margin ranges from 0.50 - 1.50% per annum depending on our Consolidated Leverage Ratio). Upon the occurrence of an event of default, an additional 2.00% per annum default interest rate may apply. Mandatory prepayments of the Term A Loan are required in connection with (i) the disposition of certain assets to the extent not reinvested and (ii) the incurrence of non-permitted debt. The May 1, 2025 amendment also, among other things, (a) increased the revolving commitment amount to an aggregate principal amount of $350 million, (b) increased certain negative covenant baskets, thresholds and de minimis amounts, (c) amended the definition of "Consolidated EBITDA" to include additional add-backs thereto and (d) added materiality qualifiers to certain covenants and events of default. On May 1, 2025, we borrowed approximately $225 million under the amended Revolving Credit Facility to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of BlueHalo and to pay for certain related transaction costs.

 We anticipate funding our normal recurring trade payables, accrued expenses, ongoing R&D costs and obligations under the Credit Facilities through our existing working capital and funds provided by operating activities including those provided by our acquisitions of Arcturus, ISG, Telerob, Planck, Tomahawk and BlueHalo. The majority of our purchase obligations are pursuant to funded contractual arrangements with our customers. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, cash provided by operating activities and other financing sources will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital, capital expenditure requirements, future obligations related to the acquisitions and obligations under the Credit Facilities during the next twelve months. There can be no assurance, however, that our business will continue to generate cash flow at current levels. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, then we may be required to sell assets, reduce capital expenditures or draw on our Credit Facilities. We anticipate that existing sources of liquidity, Credit Facilities, and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our cash needs for the foreseeable future.

 Our primary liquidity needs are for financing working capital, investing in capital expenditures, supporting product development efforts, support our credit facility, introducing new products and enhancing existing products, marketing acceptance and adoption of our products and services. Our future capital requirements, to a certain extent, are also subject to general conditions in or affecting the defense industry and are subject to general economic, political, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors that are beyond our control. Moreover, to the extent that existing cash, cash equivalents, cash from operations, and cash from our Credit Facilities are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financing, subject to the limitations specified in our Credit Agreement. In addition, we may also need to seek additional equity funding or debt financing if we become a party to any agreement or letter of intent for potential investments in, or acquisitions of, businesses, services or technologies. Any financing or refinancing with new debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants than the Credit Facilities, which could further restrict our business operations. Any financing or refinancing through our sale of equity or equity-linked securities would result in further dilution to our stockholders or may provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock.

 Our working capital requirements vary by contract type. On cost-plus-fee programs, we typically bill our incurred costs and fees monthly as work progresses, and therefore working capital investment is minimal. On fixed-price

 contracts, we typically are paid as we deliver products, and working capital is needed to fund labor and expenses incurred during the lead time from contract award until contract deliveries begin.

 We have made certain investment commitments outside of the ordinary course of business, including capital contribution commitments to certain limited partnership funds. Under the terms of the most recent limited partnership agreement, we have committed to make capital contributions to such fund totaling $20.0 million, inclusive of the expected reinvestment of distributions from our existing investments in an affiliated fund, at April 30, 2025, $5.5 million of our commitment remains to be funded.

 Due to the new internal revenue service tax capitalization rules, Section 174, which requires R&D expenditures to be capitalized and amortized over a 5-year period for tax return purposes, we experienced an increase in cash paid for U.S. federal income taxes during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 and expect higher levels of cash taxes in in future fiscal years relative to historical periods.

 Cash Flows

 The following table provides our cash flow data from continuing operations for the periods ended:

 Fiscal Year Ended April 30,

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 $

 (1,318)

 $

 15,292

 $

 11,400

 Net cash used in investing activities

 $

 (28,490)

 $

 (51,714)

 $

 (7,003)

 Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 $

 (2,856)

 $

 (22,852)

 $

 50,834

 Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 increased by $16.6 million to $1.3 million, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $15.3 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. This decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to a decrease in net income of $16.0 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities, largely resulting from increases in accounts receivable and income tax receivable and a decrease in other liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in inventories and an increase in accounts payable due to year over year timing differences. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was partially offset by an increase in non-cash expenses of $10.9 million, primarily due to a goodwill impairment of $18.4 million in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, an increase in stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization, partially offset by a decrease in stock inventory reserve charges.

 Net cash provided by operating activities for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 increased by $3.9 million to $15.3 million, as compared to $11.4 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. This increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due an increase in net income of $235.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in non-cash expenses of $209.3 million, primarily due to a goodwill impairment of $156.0 million in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023 and a decrease in depreciation and amortization, largely due to $34.1 million of accelerated MUAS intangible amortization expenses in the prior year end, partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation and an in increase in inventory reserve charges primarily related to the introduction of our next generation products and an increase in the cash used as a result of changes in operating assets and liabilities largely resulting from increases in unbilled receivables and retentions and prepaid expenses and other assets, partially offset by decreases in accounts receivables and inventory due to year over year timing differences.

 Cash Used in Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $23.2 million to $28.5 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, compared to $51.7 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a decrease in business acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $24.2 million related to the Tomahawk acquisition in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, we used cash to purchase property and equipment totaling $22.8 million and $23.0 million, respectively.

 Net cash used in investing activities increased by $44.7 million to $51.7 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, compared to $7.0 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a decrease in net redemptions of available-for-sale investments of $24.7 million, an increase in business acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $19.1 million, and an increase in the acquisition of property and equipment of $8.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in equity security investments of $5.1 million. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we used cash to purchase property and equipment totaling $23.0 million and $14.9 million, respectively.

 Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $20.0 million to $2.9 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $22.9 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to a decrease in the principal payments on the credit facility of $69.0 million and an increase in proceeds from the credit facility of $40.0 million, partially offset by a decrease in the proceeds from shares issued, net of issuance costs of $88.4 million in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

 Net cash used in financing activities increased by $73.7 million to $22.9 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $50.8 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. The increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to an increase in the principal payments on the debt facility of $52.0 million and a decrease in the proceeds from shares issued, net of issuance costs of $16.2 million in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, a decrease in the exercise of stock options of $2.3 million and increase in the payment of contingent consideration of $2.1 million.

 Contractual Obligations

 The following table describes our commitments to settle contractual obligations as of April 30, 2025:

 Payments Due By Period (2)

 Less Than

 More Than

 Total

 1 Year

 1 to 3 Years

 3 to 5 Years

 5 Years

 Operating lease obligations

 $

 38,363

 $

 9,713

 $

 17,835

 $

 10,442

 $

 Purchase obligations(1)

 315,432

 315,432

 —

 —

 —

 Long-term debt obligations

 —

 —

 —

 Total

 $

 383,795

 $

 325,145

 $

 17,835

 $

 40,442

 $

 (1)
 Consists of all cancelable and non-cancelable purchase orders as of April 30, 2025.

 (2)
 Not included in the table above is additional capital contributions of $5.5 million committed under the terms of a limited partnership agreement.

 Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07"). ASU 2023-07 improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses reported to the CODM. ASU 2023-07 also requires all segment profit or loss and assets disclosures to be provided on an annual and interim basis. Effective April 30, 2025, we adopted ASU 2023-07. ASU 2023-07 was adopted retrospectively and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 New Accounting Standards

 In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09"). ASU 2023-09 requires updates to the rate reconciliation, income taxes paid and other disclosures. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2023-09 is adopted retrospectively. We are evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income— Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"). ASU 2024-03 requires disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses included in each expense caption on the face of the income statement at interim and annual reporting periods. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We are evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 Interest Rate Risk

 As of April 30, 2025, the outstanding balance of the Credit Facilities was $39.4 million. On May 1, 2025 in connection with the closing of the BlueHalo acquisition, we entered into the Fourth Amendment of the Credit Facilities. The Fourth Amendment provided a new $700.0 million Term A Loan. The Fourth Amendment also increased the revolving commitment amount to an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million, and on May 1, 2025, we borrowed approximately $225.0 million from the Revolving Credit Facility. As a result, as of May 1, 2025, the outstanding balance of the Credit Facilities was $955.0 million and bears a variable interest rate. If market interest rates increase significantly, interest due on the Credit Facilities would increase. An increase or decrease in the variable interest rate of 100 basis points would result in an increase or decrease to our interest expense for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026 of approximately $9.5 million.

 Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 Since a significant part of our sales and expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, we have not experienced significant foreign exchange gains or losses to date. We currently do not engage in forward contracts or other derivatives in foreign currencies to limit our exposure on non-U.S. dollar transactions. As our German subsidiary, Telerob conducts sales denominated in Euros, we are exposed to future foreign exchange gains or losses, and we will consider methods to limit our exposure on non-U.S. dollar transactions in the future.

 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 AeroVironment, Inc.
 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
 Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 Page

 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB 34)

 Consolidated Balance Sheets at April 30, 2025 and 2024

 Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 Supplementary Data

 Financial Statement Schedule: Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required or the information required is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto.

 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of AeroVironment, Inc.

 Opinion on the Financial Statements

 We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AeroVironment, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of April 30, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2025, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated June 24, 2025, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

 Basis for Opinion

 These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 Critical Audit Matter

 The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

 Revenue Recognition — Contract Estimates on Select Contracts - Refer to Note 1 to the financial statements

 Critical Audit Matter Description

 As further described in Note 1 to the financial statements, for performance obligations satisfied over time, revenue is generally recognized using costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress. Contract estimates are based on various assumptions to project the outcome of future events that may span several years. Contract costs include labor, materials, subcontractors' costs, other direct costs, and indirect costs applicable on government and commercial contracts. Additionally, the nature of the Company's contracts gives rise to several types of

 variable consideration, including undefinitized contract actions and unpriced change orders, which are within the scope of ASC 606 with final contract values to be negotiated, penalty fees and incentive awards generally for late delivery and early delivery, respectively. The Company regularly reviews and updates its contract-related estimates. Changes in cumulative revenue estimates, due to changes in the estimated transaction price or cost estimates including definitization of contracts, are recorded using a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period identified. We analyzed the Company's contract portfolio to identify contracts that we believe had elevated financial or performance risk. For those contracts identified, the evaluation of one or more contract estimate assumptions used to recognize revenue required extensive audit effort due to the complexity of the contracts and a high degree of auditor judgments.

 How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

 Our audit procedures related to the contract estimates for these contracts identified included the following, among others:

 We tested the design and operating effectiveness of management's controls over the significant assumptions and judgments underlying the contract estimates associated with these contracts.

 Based on the risk characteristic identified on an individual contract, we evaluated certain contract estimates by:

 o
 Reading the underlying contract and any amendments or modifications to understand the contractual requirements and performance obligations.

 o
 Assessing the reasonableness of the assumed variable consideration based on contract terms, relevant historical trends, and performing inquiries with the Company's program and business management regarding their basis of estimates including work plans, engineering specifications, program labor and suppliers, actual performance to date, and any recent correspondence between the company and the customer.

 o
 Evaluating the appropriateness of the timing and amounts of changes in select contract estimates by obtaining supporting documentation.

 o
 Assessing the completeness and accuracy of information utilized to develop contract estimates.

 o
 Testing the mathematical accuracy of management's calculation of revenue recognized during the period for the selected contracts, and the cumulative catch-up adjustment, if applicable.

 /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 Los Angeles, California

 We have served as the Company's auditor since fiscal 2020.

 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (In thousands except share data)

 2025

 2024

 Assets

 Current assets:

 Cash and cash equivalents

 $

 40,862

 $

 73,301

 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 203 at April 30, 2025 and $ 159 at April 30, 2024

 101,967

 70,305

 Unbilled receivables and retentions

 290,009

 199,474

 Inventories, net

 144,090

 150,168

 Income taxes receivable

 —

 Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 28,966

 22,333

 Total current assets

 606,516

 515,581

 Long-term investments

 31,627

 20,960

 Property and equipment, net

 50,704

 46,602

 Operating lease right-of-use assets

 31,879

 30,033

 Deferred income taxes

 61,460

 41,303

 Intangibles, net

 48,711

 72,224

 256,781

 275,652

 Other assets

 32,889

 13,505

 Total assets

 $

 1,120,567

 $

 1,015,860

 Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 Current liabilities:

 Accounts payable

 $

 72,462

 $

 48,298

 Wages and related accruals

 44,253

 44,312

 Customer advances

 15,952

 11,192

 Current portion of long-term debt

 —

 10,000

 Current operating lease liabilities

 10,479

 9,841

 Income taxes payable

 4,162

 Other current liabilities

 28,659

 17,074

 Total current liabilities

 172,161

 144,879

 Long-term debt, net of current portion

 17,092

 Non-current operating lease liabilities

 23,812

 22,745

 Other non-current liabilities

 2,026

 2,132

 Liability for uncertain tax positions

 6,061

 5,603

 Deferred income taxes

 —

 Commitments and contingencies

 Stockholders' equity:

 Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value:

 Authorized shares— 10,000,000; none issued or outstanding at April 30, 2025 and April 30, 2024

 —

 —

 Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value:

 Authorized shares— 100,000,000

 Issued and outstanding shares— 28,267,517 shares at April 30, 2025 and 28,134,438 shares at April 30, 2024

 Additional paid-in capital

 618,711

 597,646

 Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 ( 5,592)

 Retained earnings

 274,306

 230,687

 Total stockholders' equity

 886,507

 822,745

 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $

 1,120,567

 $

 1,015,860

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
 (In thousands except share and per share data)

 2025

 2024

 2023

 $

 692,722

 $

 585,771

 $

 353,062

 127,905

 130,949

 187,474

 Cost of sales:

 404,347

 340,174

 203,419

 97,644

 92,615

 163,603

 501,991

 432,789

 367,022

 Gross margin:

 288,375

 245,597

 149,643

 30,261

 38,334

 23,871

 318,636

 283,931

 173,514

 Selling, general and administrative

 158,753

 114,420

 131,905

 Research and development

 100,729

 97,687

 64,255

 18,359

 —

 156,017

 Income (loss) from operations

 40,795

 71,824

 ( 178,663)

 Other (loss) income:

 Interest expense, net

 ( 2,188)

 ( 4,220)

 ( 9,368)

 Other income (expense), net

 1,057

 ( 4,373)

 ( 346)

 Income (loss) before income taxes

 39,664

 63,231

 ( 188,377)

 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 1,891

 ( 14,663)

 Equity method investment income (loss), net of tax

 4,837

 ( 1,674)

 ( 2,453)

 Net income (loss)

 ( 176,167)

 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 —

 —

 ( 45)

 Net income (loss) attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

 ( 176,212)

 Net income (loss) per share

 Basic

 $

 1.56

 $

 2.19

 $

 ( 7.04)

 Diluted

 $

 1.55

 $

 2.18

 $

 ( 7.04)

 Weighted-average shares outstanding:

 Basic

 28,018,656

 27,203,417

 25,044,881

 Diluted

 28,173,488

 27,327,993

 25,044,881

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Net income (loss)

 $

 $

 $

 ( 176,167)

 Other comprehensive income (loss):

 Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of deferred tax expense of $ 0 for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023

 —

 —

 Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

 2,009

 Total comprehensive income (loss)

 42,697

 58,526

 ( 174,105)

 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 —

 —

 ( 45)

 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

 42,697

 58,526

 ( 174,150)

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 (In thousands except share data)

 Accumulated

 Additional

 Other

 Total

 Non-

 Common Stock

 Paid-In

 Retained

 Comprehensive

 AeroVironment, Inc.

 Controlling

 Amount

 Capital

 Earnings

 (Loss) Income

 Equity

 Interest

 Total

 Balance at April 30, 2022

 24,951,287

 267,248

 347,233

 607,969

 608,210

 Net (loss) income

 —

 —

 —

 ( 176,212)

 —

 ( 176,212)

 ( 176,167)

 Unrealized gain on investments

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Foreign currency translation

 —

 —

 —

 —

 2,009

 2,009

 —

 2,009

 Stock options exercised

 100,000

 —

 2,278

 —

 —

 2,278

 —

 2,278

 Restricted stock awards

 80,168

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Restricted stock awards forfeited

 ( 11,476)

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Tax withholding payment related to net share settlement of equity awards

 ( 12,812)

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Shares issued, net of issuance costs

 1,109,730

 105,171

 —

 —

 105,173

 —

 105,173

 Deconsolidation of previously controlled subsidiary

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 ( 286)

 ( 286)

 Stock-based compensation

 —

 —

 10,765

 —

 —

 10,765

 —

 10,765

 Balance at April 30, 2023

 26,216,897

 384,397

 171,021

 ( 4,452)

 550,970

 —

 550,970

 Net income

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Foreign currency translation

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Restricted stock awards

 151,113

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Restricted stock awards forfeited

 ( 11,470)

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Tax withholding payment related to net share settlement of equity awards

 ( 15,471)

 —

 ( 1,596)

 —

 —

 ( 1,596)

 —

 ( 1,596)

 Shares issued, net of issuance costs

 807,370

 —

 87,956

 —

 —

 87,956

 —

 87,956

 Issuance of common stock for business acquisition

 985,999

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Stock based compensation

 —

 —

 17,069

 —

 —

 17,069

 —

 17,069

 Balance at April 30, 2024

 28,134,438

 597,646

 230,687

 ( 5,592)

 822,745

 —

 822,745

 Net income

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Foreign currency translation

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Employee stock purchase plan contributions

 14,598

 —

 1,910

 —

 —

 1,910

 —

 1,910

 Stock options exercised

 66,164

 —

 1,841

 —

 —

 1,841

 —

 1,841

 Restricted stock awards

 75,499

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Restricted stock awards forfeited

 ( 10,453)

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Tax withholding payment related to net share settlement of equity awards

 ( 12,729)

 —

 ( 4,147)

 —

 —

 ( 4,147)

 —

 ( 4,147)

 Stock based compensation

 —

 —

 21,461

 —

 —

 21,461

 —

 21,461

 Balance at April 30, 2025

 28,267,517

 $

 $

 618,711

 $

 274,306

 $

 $

 886,507

 $

 —

 $

 886,507

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Operating activities

 Net income (loss)

 $

 $

 $

 ( 176,167)

 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:

 Depreciation and amortization

 40,998

 35,749

 99,999

 18,359

 —

 156,017

 (Gain) loss from equity method investments

 ( 4,837)

 1,674

 2,453

 Loss on deconsolidation of previously controlled subsidiary

 —

 —

 Amortization of debt issuance costs

 1,195

 1,009

 Provision for doubtful accounts

 Reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence

 2,882

 13,937

 8,136

 Other non-cash expense, net

 2,606

 1,316

 1,995

 Non-cash lease expense

 10,163

 10,400

 8,048

 Loss on foreign currency transactions

 Unrealized (gain) loss on available-for-sale equity securities, net

 ( 177)

 3,945

 Deferred income taxes

 ( 20,157)

 ( 23,290)

 ( 18,661)

 Stock-based compensation

 21,461

 17,069

 10,765

 Loss on disposal of property and equipment

 1,497

 Amortization of debt securities discount

 —

 —

 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 Accounts receivable

 ( 31,761)

 19,208

 ( 27,423)

 Unbilled receivables and retentions

 ( 90,514)

 ( 92,850)

 ( 1,446)

 Inventories

 2,966

 ( 23,045)

 ( 61,846)

 Income taxes receivable

 ( 590)

 —

 Prepaid expenses and other assets

 ( 21,010)

 ( 20,279)

 ( 3,821)

 Accounts payable

 22,331

 12,968

 12,538

 Other liabilities

 ( 2,832)

 ( 2,635)

 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 ( 1,318)

 15,292

 11,400

 Investing activities

 Acquisition of property and equipment and capitalized software to be sold

 ( 22,816)

 ( 22,983)

 ( 14,868)

 Contributions in equity method investments

 ( 5,674)

 ( 3,074)

 ( 5,778)

 Equity security investments

 —

 —

 ( 5,100)

 Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 —

 ( 24,157)

 ( 5,105)

 Acquisition of intangibles

 —

 ( 1,500)

 —

 Proceeds from deconsolidation of previously controlled subsidiary, net of cash deconsolidated

 —

 —

 ( 635)

 Redemptions of available-for-sale investments

 —

 —

 26,059

 Purchase of available-for-sale investments

 —

 —

 ( 1,326)

 Other

 —

 —

 ( 250)

 Net cash used in investing activities

 ( 28,490)

 ( 51,714)

 ( 7,003)

 Financing activities

 Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 40,000

 —

 —

 Principal payments of term loan

 ( 28,000)

 ( 107,000)

 ( 55,000)

 Principal payments of revolver

 ( 10,000)

 —

 —

 Holdback and retention payments for business acquisition

 ( 390)

 ( 500)

 —

 Payment of contingent consideration

 —

 ( 2,132)

 —

 Proceeds from shares issued, net of issuance costs

 —

 88,437

 104,649

 Payment of debt issuance costs

 ( 1,151)

 ( 37)

 —

 Payment of equity issuance costs

 ( 2,896)

 —

 —

 Tax withholding payment related to net settlement of equity awards

 ( 4,147)

 ( 1,596)

 Employee stock purchase plan contributions

 1,910

 —

 —

 Exercise of stock options

 1,841

 —

 2,278

 Other

 ( 23)

 ( 24)

 ( 28)

 Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 ( 2,856)

 ( 22,852)

 50,834

 Effects of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

 ( 284)

 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 ( 32,439)

 ( 59,558)

 55,628

 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 73,301

 132,859

 77,231

 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $

 40,862

 $

 73,301

 $

 132,859

 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 Cash paid, net during the period for:

 Income taxes

 $

 24,631

 $

 20,438

 $

 2,911

 Interest

 $

 1,757

 $

 6,823

 $

 10,229

 Non-cash activities

 Issuance of common stock for business acquisition

 —

 —

 Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of deferred tax expense of $ 0 for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023

 —

 —

 Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

 $

 $

 $

 2,009

 Issuances of inventory to property and equipment, ISR in-service assets

 —

 —

 6,306

 Acquisitions of property and equipment included in accounts payable

 $

 2,204

 $

 $

 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 Organization

 AeroVironment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is engaged in the design, development, production, delivery and support of a technologically advanced portfolio of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses. AeroVironment, Inc. supplies uncrewed aircraft and ground robot systems, loitering munitions systems and related services primarily to organizations within or supplying the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD"), other federal agencies and to international allied governments.

 Significant Accounting Policies

 Principles of Consolidation

 The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AeroVironment, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Arcturus UAV, Inc. ("Arcturus"), Telerob Gesellschaft f r Fernhantierungstechnik mbH ("Telerob"), Tomahawk Robotics, Inc. ("Tomahawk") and Archangel Merger Sub LLC (collectively referred to herein as the "Company").

 On August 17, 2022, the Company purchased certain assets of, and assumed certain liabilities of Planck Aerosystems, Inc. ("Planck") pursuant to the purchase agreement, and post-acquisition, Planck has been incorporated into the UxS segment. The assets, liabilities and operating results of Planck have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 21—Business Acquisitions for further details.

 On September 15, 2023, the Company closed its acquisition of Tomahawk pursuant to a merger agreement, and post-acquisition, Tomahawk has been incorporated into the UxS segment. The assets, liabilities and operating results of Tomahawk have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 21—Business Acquisitions for further details.

 On November 13, 2024, the Company formed Archangel Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub"), for the purpose of the announced acquisition of BlueHalo Financing Topco, LLC ("BlueHalo"). On May 1, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of BlueHalo. Refer to Note 25—Subsequent Events for further details.

 Investments in Companies Accounted for Using the Equity or Cost Method

 Investments in other non-consolidated entities are accounted for using the equity method or cost basis depending upon the level of ownership and/or the Company's ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. When the equity method is used, investments are recorded at original cost and adjusted periodically to recognize the Company's proportionate share of the investees' net income or losses after the date of investment. When net losses from an investment accounted for under the equity method exceed its carrying amount, the investment balance is reduced to zero and additional losses are not provided for as the Company is not obligated to provide additional capital. The Company resumes accounting for the investment under the equity method if the entity subsequently reports net income and the Company's share of that net income exceeds the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended.

 When an investment accounted for using the equity method issues its own shares, the subsequent reduction in the Company's proportionate interest in the investee is reflected in equity as an adjustment to paid-in-capital. The Company evaluates its investments in companies accounted for by the equity or cost method for impairment when there is evidence or indicators that a decrease in value may be other than temporary.

 In July 2019, the Company made its initial capital contribution to a limited partnership fund focusing on highly relevant technologies and start-up companies serving defense and industrial markets. In March 2022, the Company entered into a second related limited partnership fund also focusing on highly relevant technologies and start-up companies serving defense and industrial markets. The Company accounts for investments in limited partnerships as equity method investments as the Company is deemed to have influence when it holds more than a minor interest. Refer to Note 8—Investments in Companies Accounted for Using the Equity Method for further details.

 On September 15, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement with Toygun Savunma Sanayi ve Havacilik Anonim Sirketi ("Toygun") whereby the Company sold 35 % of the common shares of the Company's Turkish joint venture, Altoy Savunma Sanayi ve Havacilik Anonim Sirketi ("Altoy"), to Toygun. On October 14, 2022, the Company sold an additional 35 % of the common shares of Altoy to Toygun. As a result of the share sales, the Company decreased its interest in Altoy from 85 % to 15 % and has determined that it no longer controls Altoy. Therefore, the Company no longer consolidates Altoy in the Company's consolidated financial statements. As the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Altoy, the Company accounts for the investment as an equity method investment and records its proportion of any gains or losses of Altoy in equity method investments (loss) income, net of tax. Refer to Note 8— Investments in Companies Accounted for Using the Equity Method for further details.

 Segments

 Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company's CODM, who is the Chief Executive Officer, makes operating decisions, assesses performance and makes resource allocation decisions, including the focus of research and development ("R&D") and other significant expenses, leading to decisions related to resource allocations in relation to profit and loss. Accordingly, the Company identifies three reportable segments.

 Use of Estimates

 The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, valuation of: inventory, acquired intangibles, goodwill, deferred tax assets and liabilities, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, medical and dental liabilities, warranty liabilities, long-term incentive plan liabilities and estimates of anticipated contract costs and transaction price utilized in the revenue recognition process. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 Reclassifications

 Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Specifically, the Company's segment disclosures for prior periods have been recast to conform to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07").

 Cash Equivalents

 The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company's cash equivalents are comprised of money market funds, certificates of deposit of major financial institutions and U.S. Treasury bills.

 Investments

 The Company's investments are accounted for as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses for debt securities are excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity, net of deferred income taxes for available-for-sale investments. Investments in equity securities and warrants are measured at fair value with net unrealized gains and losses from changes in the fair value recognized in other (expense) income, net. Gains and losses realized on the disposition of investment securities are determined on the specific identification basis and credited or charged to income. Management determines the appropriate classification of securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date.

 Fair Values of Financial Instruments

 Fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, retentions and accounts payable approximate cost due to the short period of time to maturity.

 Concentration of Credit Risk

 Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, municipal bonds, U.S. government securities, U.S. government-guaranteed agency securities, U.S. government sponsored agency debt securities, highly rated corporate bonds, and accounts receivable. The Company currently invests in equity securities and limited partnership funds. The Company's revenue and accounts receivable are with a limited number of corporations and governmental entities. In the aggregate, 75 %, 76 % and 68 % of the Company's revenue came from agencies of the U.S. government for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. These agencies accounted for 75 % and 41 % of the accounts receivable balances at April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. One such agency, the U.S. Army, accounted for 20 %, 11 % and 6 % of the Company's consolidated revenue for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its commercial customers and maintains an allowance for potential losses.

 Accounts Receivable, Unbilled Receivables and Retentions

 Accounts receivable represents primarily U.S. government and allied foreign governments, and to a lesser extent commercial receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts. Unbilled receivables represent costs in excess of billings on incomplete contracts and, where applicable, accrued profit related to government long-term contracts on which revenue has been recognized, but for which the customer has not yet been billed. Unbilled receivables are considered contract assets.

 Retentions represent amounts withheld by customers until contract completion. At April 30, 2025 and 2024, the retention balances were $ 746,000 and $ 744,000, respectively. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical customer experience, age of receivable and other currently available evidence. When a specific account is deemed uncollectible, the account is written off against the allowance. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company's best estimate of expected credit losses over the life of the receivable; such losses have historically been within management's expectations. An account is deemed past due based on contractual terms rather than on how recently payments have been received.

 Inventories

 Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using the weighted average costing method) or net realizable value. Inventory write-offs and write-down provisions are provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items or technological obsolescence and for market prices lower than cost. The Company periodically evaluates the quantities on hand relative to current and historical selling prices and historical and projected sales volume. Based on this evaluation, provisions are made to write inventory down to its net realizable value.

 Long-Lived Assets

 Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment, including amortization of leasehold improvements, are provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 Machinery and equipment

 2 – 7 years

 Computer equipment and software

 2 – 5 years

 Buildings

 5 years

 In-service ISR assets

 3 years

 Furniture and fixtures

 3 – 7 years

 Leasehold improvements

 Lesser of useful life or term of lease

 Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expense as incurred. Additions and betterments to property and equipment are capitalized at cost. When the Company disposes of assets, the applicable costs and accumulated depreciation and amortization thereon are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") in the period incurred with the exception of in-service intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ("ISR") assets which is included in cost of sales in the period incurred. Following the closure of all of the Company's contractor-owned, contractor-operated ("COCO") site locations, in-service ISR assets determined to have an alternate business use were reclassified to machinery and equipment as of April 30, 2023.

 The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. The estimated future cash flows are based upon, among other things, assumptions about expected future operating performance, and may differ from actual cash flows. If the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value of the assets, the assets will be written down to the estimated fair value in the period in which the determination is made.

 Cloud Computing Arrangements

 Implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract are capitalized and recorded on the consolidated balance sheets in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets. The amounts capitalized are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the service arrangement, which generally range from three to seven years. As of April 30, 2025 and 2024, capitalized costs related to cloud computing arrangements was $ 33,656,000 and $ 15,424,000, respectively, net of accumulated amortization of $ 4,887,000 and $ 2,346,000, respectively. Amortization expense related to cloud computing arrangements for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $ 2,541,000, $ 1,444,000 and $ 560,000.

 Costs of Software to Be Sold

 Costs incurred for internally developed and produced or purchased software to be sold, leased or marketed once the software has established technological feasibility are capitalized and recorded on the consolidated balance sheets in other assets. The amounts capitalized are amortized according to the greater of a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the service arrangement, which generally range from two to five years, or the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product. As of April 30, 2025 and 2024, capitalized costs of software to be sold, leased or marketed was $ 3,269,000 and $ 0, respectively, net of accumulated amortization of $ 460,000 and $ 0, respectively.

 Intangibles Assets — Acquired in Business Combinations

 The Company performs valuations of assets acquired and liabilities assumed on each acquisition accounted for as a business combination and allocates the purchase price of the acquired business to the respective net tangible and intangible assets. Acquired intangible assets include technology, backlog, licenses, in-process research and development,

 customer relationships, trademarks and tradenames, and non-compete agreements. The Company determines the appropriate useful life by performing an analysis of expected cash flows based on historical experience of the acquired businesses. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits are consumed. The estimated useful life for the Company's intangible assets are as follows:

 Technology

 3 – 12 years

 Backlog

 1 year

 Licenses

 3 years

 Customer relationships

 3 – 5 years

 In-process research and development

 3 years

 Trademarks and tradenames

 6 years

 Non-compete agreements

 Contractual term

 The Company monitors conditions related to these assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining amortization period. The Company tests its intangible assets with finite lives for potential impairment whenever management concludes events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The original estimate of an asset's useful life and the impact of an event or circumstance on either an asset's useful life or carrying value involve significant judgment. As part of the Company's annual goodwill impairment and identifiable asset test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, a decrease in forecasted results of the Uncrewed Ground vehicles ("UGV") reporting unit resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $ 4,258,000, which was recorded during the three months ended April 30, 2025. Due to the closure of all the Company's MUAS COCO sites, the Company revised the estimated useful life for the MUAS customer relationships which resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $ 34,149,000 during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. Additionally, in conjunction with the goodwill impairment test performed during the year ended April 30, 2023, the remaining intangibles in the MUAS reporting unit were tested for recoverability. The asset recoverability test did not result in an impairment for the remaining intangibles in the MUAS reporting unit. Refer to Note 6—Goodwill for further details.

 Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value of the acquired net assets. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year or when events or circumstances change in a manner that indicates goodwill might be impaired. Events or circumstances that could trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business or political climate, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, a loss of key personnel, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the Company's overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends or significant underperformance relative to projected future results of operations.

 The Company's evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. For the impairment test, we first assess qualitative factors, macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, triggering events, cost factors, and overall financial performance, to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. Alternatively, we may bypass the qualitative assessment for some or all of its reporting units and apply the quantitative impairment test. If determined to be necessary, the quantitative impairment test shall be used to identify goodwill impairment and measure the amount of a goodwill impairment loss to be recognized (if any). For the quantitative impairment test we estimate the fair value by weighting the results from the income approach and the market approach. These valuation approaches consider a number of factors that include, but are not limited to, prospective financial information, growth rates, terminal value, discount rates, and comparable multiples from publicly traded companies in the Company's industry and require the Company to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding industry economic factors and future profitability of its business.

 During the Company's annual impairment test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, the Company determined the carrying value of the UGV reporting unit exceeded its fair value due to a decrease in forecasted results of

 the UGV reporting unit resulting from reduced probability and delays of obtaining certain opportunities as well as an increase in forecast expenditures to support operational decisions identified during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025. These changes in estimates resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $ 18,359,000 in the UGV reporting unit.

 Subsequent to the performance of our annual goodwill impairment test for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, in May 2023, a trigger event was identified that indicated that the carrying value of the MUAS reporting unit exceeded its fair value. Specifically, we received notification that we were not down selected for a U.S. DoD program of record which resulted in a significant decrease in the projected future cash flows of the MUAS reporting unit. As a result, we updated our estimates of long-term future cash flows to reflect lower revenue and EBITDA growth rate expectations used in the valuation of the MUAS reporting unit. These changes in estimates, resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $ 156,017,000 in the MUAS reporting unit recorded during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

 As of April 30, 2025, our MUAS reporting unit has a goodwill balance of $ 135,773,000. During the most recent annual impairment test during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, the estimated fair value of all reporting units, other than UGV, substantially exceeded their carrying value.

 The estimates and assumptions used to determine the fair value of our reporting units are highly subjective in nature. Actual results can be materially different from the estimates and assumptions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by the industry or by us, or if events occur or circumstances change that would reduce the estimated fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets below the carrying amounts, we could recognize future impairment charges, the amount of which could be material.

 Product Warranty

 The Company accrues an estimate of its exposure to warranty claims based upon both current and historical product sales data and warranty costs incurred. Product warranty reserves are recorded in other current liabilities. Warranties are provided on certain contracts but do not typically provide for services beyond standard assurances. As such, warranties are in general not considered to be separate performance obligations.

 Accrued Sales Commissions

 As of April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company accrued sales commissions in other current liabilities of $ 6,535,000 and $ 3,132,000, respectively.

 Self-Insurance Liability

 The Company is self-insured for employee medical claims, subject to individual and aggregate stop loss policies. The Company estimates a liability for claims filed and incurred but not reported based upon recent claims experience and an analysis of the average period of time between the occurrence of a claim and the time it is reported to and paid by the Company. As of April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company estimated and recorded a self-insurance liability in wages and related accruals of approximately $ 1,559,000 and $ 1,244,000, respectively.

 Income Taxes

 Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. The provision for income taxes reflects the taxes to be paid for the period and the change during the period in the deferred income tax assets and liabilities. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount of future tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized. For uncertain tax positions, the Company determines whether it is "more likely than not" that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authorities before any part of the benefit can be recorded in the financial statements. For those tax positions where it is "not more likely than not" that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit is recognized. Where applicable, associated interest and penalties are also recorded. The Company records a deferred tax asset for acquisition-related costs incurred

 for an acquisition that closes in a subsequent reporting period. The Company reevaluates the deferred tax asset in the period the acquisition closes and reverses the deferred tax asset to tax expense for deductible expenses.

 Customer Advances

 The Company receives advances, performance-based payments and progress payments from customers that may exceed costs incurred on certain contracts, including contracts with agencies of the U.S. government resulting in contract liabilities. These advances are classified as customer advances and will be offset against billings.

 Revenue Recognition

 The Company's revenue is generated pursuant to written contractual arrangements to design, develop, manufacture and/or modify complex products, and to provide related engineering, technical and other services according to the specifications of the customers. These contracts may be firm fixed price ("FFP"), cost plus fixed fee ("CPFF"), or time and materials ("T&M"). The Company considers all such contracts to be within the scope of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606").

 Performance Obligations

 A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer distinct goods or services to a customer, and it is the unit of account in ASC 606. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and revenue is recognized when each performance obligation under the terms of a contract is satisfied. Revenue is measured at the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the contract's transaction price to each performance obligation using its observable standalone selling price for products and services. When the standalone selling price is not directly observable, the Company uses its best estimate of the standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract using the cost plus reasonable margin approach. This approach estimates the Company's expected costs of satisfying the performance obligation and then adds an appropriate margin for that distinct good or service.

 Contract modifications are routine in the performance of the Company's contracts. In most instances, contract modifications are for additional goods and/or services that are distinct and, therefore, accounted for as new contracts.

 Performance obligations are satisfied over time if the customer receives the benefits as the Company performs, if the customer controls the asset as it is being developed or produced, or if the product being produced for the customer has no alternative use and the Company has a contractual right to payment for the Company's costs incurred to date plus a reasonable margin. The contractual right to payment is generally supported by termination for convenience clauses that allow the customer to unilaterally terminate the contract for convenience, pay the Company for costs incurred plus a reasonable profit, and take control of any work in process. Revenue for Loitering Munitions Systems ("LMS") product deliveries, customization of UGV transport vehicles and customer-funded R&D contracts is recognized over time as costs are incurred. Contract services revenue is composed of revenue recognized on contracts for the provision of services, including repairs and maintenance, training, engineering design, development and prototyping activities and technical support services. Contract services revenue is recognized over time as services are rendered. Typically, revenue is recognized over time using an input measure (e.g., costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion) to measure progress. Contract services revenue, including ISR services, is recognized over time as services are rendered. The Company elected the right to invoice practical expedient in which if an entity has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the entity's performance completed to date, such as flight hours for ISR services, the entity may recognize revenue in the amount to which the entity has a right to invoice. Training services are recognized over time using an output method based on days of training completed.

 For performance obligations satisfied over time, revenue is generally recognized using costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress. Incurred costs represent work performed, which correspond with, and thereby best depict, transfer of control to the customer. Contract costs include labor, materials, subcontractors' costs, other direct costs, and indirect costs applicable on government and commercial contracts.

 For performance obligations which are not satisfied over time per the aforementioned criteria above, revenue is recognized at the point in time in which each performance obligation is fully satisfied. The Company's UxS product sales revenue is primarily composed of revenue recognized on contracts for the delivery of UxS systems and spare parts. Revenue is recognized at the point in time when control transfers to the customer, which generally occurs when title and risk of loss have passed to the customer.

 On April 30, 2025, the Company had approximately $ 726,627,000 of remaining performance obligations under contracts with its customers, which the Company also refers to as backlog. The Company currently expects to recognize approximately 90 % of the remaining performance obligations as revenue in fiscal 2026, an additional 9 % in fiscal 2027 and the remaining thereafter.

 The Company collects sales, value add, and other taxes concurrent with revenue producing activities, which are excluded from revenue when they are both imposed on a specific transaction and collected from a customer.

 Contract Estimates

 Accounting for contracts and programs primarily with a duration of less than six months involves the use of various techniques to estimate total contract revenue and costs. For long-term contracts, the Company estimates the total expected costs to complete the contract and recognizes revenue based on the percentage of costs incurred at period end.

 Contract estimates are based on various assumptions to project the outcome of future events that may span several years. These assumptions include labor productivity and availability, the complexity of the work to be performed, the cost and availability of materials, the performance of subcontractors, and the availability and timing of funding from the customer.

 The nature of the Company's contracts gives rise to several types of variable consideration, including undefinitized contract actions and unpriced change orders, which are within the scope of ASC 606 with final contract values to be negotiated, penalty fees and incentive awards generally for late delivery and early delivery, respectively. The Company generally estimates such variable consideration as the most likely amount. In addition, the Company includes the estimated variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the related uncertainty is resolved. These estimates are based on historical award experience, anticipated performance and the Company's best judgment at the time. Based on experience in estimating these amounts, they are included in the transaction price of the Company's contracts and the associated remaining performance obligations.

 As a significant change in one or more of these estimates could affect the profitability of the Company's contracts, the Company regularly reviews and updates its contract-related estimates. Changes in cumulative revenue estimates, due to changes in the estimated transaction price or cost estimates including definitization of contracts, are recorded using a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period identified. In the period undefinitized contract actions or unpriced change orders become definitized, a cumulative catch-up adjustment is recorded to reflect the final consideration, which could have a material positive or negative impact.

 If at any time the estimate of contract profitability indicates an anticipated loss on the contract and the contract falls under the scope of onerous contract guidance, contracts for which specifications are provided by the customer for the construction of facilities or the production of goods or the provision of related services, the Company recognizes the total loss in the quarter it is identified, and it is recorded in other current liabilities. The balance of forward loss reserves as of April 30, 2025 and April 30, 2024 was $ 104,000 and $ 374,000, respectively. The Company records forward loss reserves when the total estimated costs to complete the contracts are in excess of the total remaining consideration of the contracts. No adjustment on the forward loss reserve for any one contract was material to the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 or 2023.

 The impact of adjustments in contract estimates on the Company's operating earnings can be reflected in either operating costs and expenses or revenue. The aggregate impact of adjustments in contract estimates on revenue related to

 performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods was an increase to revenue of $ 6,002,000 and $ 5,408,000 for the years ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and not significant for the year ended April 30, 2023. During the year ended April 30, 2025, the Company definitized four LMS undefinitized contract actions, which resulted in a cumulative catch-up revenue adjustment of $ 9,870,000 increase to revenue, and eight LMS unpriced change orders, which resulted in a cumulative catch-up revenue adjustment of $ 2,177,000 increase to revenue. The Company also revised estimates of the total expected costs to complete contracts, including one LMS contract which decreased revenue by approximately $ 2,874,000. During the year ended April 30, 2024, the Company revised estimates of the total expected costs to complete contracts, including two LMS contracts which increased revenue by approximately $ 2,672,000. During the year ended April 30, 2023, the Company revised its estimates of the total expected costs to complete contracts, including one LMS contract which decreased revenue by approximately $ 1,898,000.

 Revenue by Category

 The following tables present the Company's revenue disaggregated by segment, contract type, customer category and geographic location (in thousands):

 Revenue by segment

 2025

 2024

 2023

 UxS

 $

 381,778

 $

 $

 343,910

 LMS

 351,977

 120,624

 MW

 86,872

 76,002

 $

 $

 $

 Revenue by contract type

 2025

 2024

 2023

 FFP

 $

 746,190

 $

 634,266

 $

 430,547

 CPFF

 67,986

 77,458

 104,444

 T&M

 6,451

 4,996

 5,545

 $

 $

 $

 Each of these contract types presents advantages and disadvantages. Typically, the Company assumes more risk with FFP contracts. However, these types of contracts generally offer additional profits when the Company completes the work for less than originally estimated. CPFF contracts generally subject the Company to lower risk. Accordingly, the associated base fees are usually lower than fees on FFP contracts. Under T&M contracts, the Company's profit may vary if actual labor hour rates vary significantly from the negotiated rates.

 Revenue by customer category

 2025

 2024

 2023

 U.S. government

 $

 613,053

 $

 544,885

 $

 366,895

 Non-U.S. government

 207,574

 171,835

 173,641

 $

 $

 $

 Revenue by geographic location

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Domestic

 $

 390,744

 $

 271,727

 $

 251,428

 International

 429,883

 444,993

 289,108

 $

 $

 $

 Revenue percentage by recognition method

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Over time

 57 %

 43 %

 51 %

 Point in time

 43 %

 57 %

 49 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

 Contract Balances

 The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, and customer advances and deposits on the consolidated balance sheets. In the Company's services contracts, amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, either at periodic intervals, which is generally monthly, or upon the achievement of contractual milestones. Generally, billing occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets recorded in unbilled receivables and retentions on the consolidated balance sheets. However, the Company sometimes receives advances or deposits from its customers before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities recorded in customer advances on the consolidated balance sheets. Contract liabilities are not a significant financing component as they are generally utilized to pay for contract costs within a one-year period or are used to ensure the customer meets contractual requirements. These assets and liabilities are reported on the consolidated balance sheets on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. For the Company's product revenue, the Company generally receives cash payments subsequent to satisfying the performance obligation via delivery of the product, resulting in billed accounts receivable. Changes in the contract asset and liability balances during the years ended April 30, 2025 or 2024 were not materially impacted by any other factors. For the Company's contracts, there are no significant gaps between the receipt of payment and the transfer of the associated goods and services to the customer for material amounts of consideration.

 Revenue recognized for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023 that was included in contract liability balances at the beginning of each year were $ 9,980,000, $ 13,757,000 and $ 3,413,000, respectively.

 Cost to Fulfill a Contract with a Customer

 The Company recognizes assets for the costs to fulfill a contract with a customer if the costs are specifically identifiable, generate or enhance resources used to satisfy future performance obligations, and are expected to be recovered in accordance with ASC 340-40 Other Assets and Deferred Costs: Contracts with Customers. The assets related to costs to fulfill contracts with customers are capitalized and amortized over the period the related performance obligations are satisfied. As of April 30, 2025, the Company's costs to fulfill were 1,948,000. As of April 30, 2024, the Company had no costs to fulfill future performance obligations on contracts considered to be probable of occurrence.

 Stock-Based Compensation

 Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. No compensation cost is ultimately recognized for awards for which employees do not render the requisite service and are forfeited.

 Long-Term Incentive Awards

 For long-term incentive awards outstanding as of April 30, 2025, the awards include time-based awards which vest equally over three years and performance-based awards which vest based on the achievement of a target payout established at the beginning of each performance period. The actual payout at the end of the performance period is calculated based upon the Company's achievement of such targets. Payouts are made in shares of restricted stock which become immediately vested upon issuance.

 At each reporting period, the Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance targets. The estimation of whether the performance targets will be achieved requires judgment, and, to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from the Company's current estimates, the cumulative effect on current and prior periods of those changes will be recorded in the period estimates are revised.

 Research and Development

 Internally funded R&D costs sponsored by the Company relate to both U.S. government products and services and those for commercial and foreign customers. Internally funded R&D costs for the Company are recoverable and allocable under government contracts in accordance with U.S. government procurement regulations.

 Customer-funded R&D costs are incurred pursuant to contracts (revenue arrangements) to perform research and development activities according to customer specifications. These costs are direct contract costs and are expensed to cost of sales when the corresponding revenue is recognized, which is generally as the research and development services are performed. Revenue from customer-funded R&D was $ 78,491,000, $ 82,104,000 and $ 97,880,000 for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The related cost of sales for customer-funded R&D totaled $ 58,028,000, $ 62,181,000 and $ 70,711,000 for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 Lease Accounting

 The Company leases certain buildings, land and equipment. At contract inception the Company determines whether the contract is, or contains, a lease and whether the lease should be classified as an operating or a financing lease. Operating leases are recorded in operating lease right-of-use assets, current operating lease liabilities and non-current operating lease liabilities.

 The Company recognizes operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date to determine the present value of future payments and the appropriate lease classification. The Company defines the initial lease term to include renewal options determined to be reasonably certain. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to six years, some of which may include options to extend the lease for up to ten years, and some of which may include options to terminate the lease after one to twelve months. If the Company determines the option to extend or terminate is reasonably certain, it is included in the determination of lease assets and liabilities. For operating leases, the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 Many of the Company's real estate lease agreements contain incentives for tenant improvements, rent holidays, or rent escalation clauses. For tenant improvement incentives, if the incentive is determined to be a leasehold improvement owned by the lessee, the Company generally records incentive as a reduction to fixed lease payments thereby reducing rent expense. For rent holidays and rent escalation clauses during the lease term, the Company records rental expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. For these lease incentives, the Company uses the date of initial possession as the commencement date, which is generally when the Company is given the right of access to the space and begins to make improvements in preparation for intended use.

 The Company does not have any material restrictions or covenants in its lease agreements, sale-leaseback transactions, land easements or residual value guarantees.

 In determining the inputs to the incremental borrowing rate calculation, the Company makes judgments about the value of the leased asset, its credit rating and the lease term including the probability of its exercising options to extend or terminate the underlying lease. Additionally, the Company makes judgments around contractual asset substitution rights in determining whether a contract contains a lease.

 Advertising Costs

 Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses included in SG&A expenses were $ 416,000, $ 457,000 and $ 494,000 for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 Foreign Currency Transactions

 Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are charged or credited to earnings as incurred. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, foreign currency transaction losses that are included in other expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (loss) were $ 491,000, $ 22,000, and $ 119,000, respectively.

 Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and excludes any anti-dilutive effects of options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of potential common shares outstanding is included in diluted earnings (loss) per share.

 The reconciliation of diluted to basic shares is as follows:

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Net income (loss) attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

 $

 43,619,000

 $

 59,666,000

 $

 ( 176,212,000)

 Denominator for basic earnings per share:

 Weighted average common shares

 28,018,656

 27,203,417

 25,044,881

 Dilutive effect of employee stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units

 154,832

 124,576

 —

 Denominator for diluted earnings per share

 28,173,488

 27,327,993

 25,044,881

 During the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, certain options, shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Due to the net loss for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, no shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options or shares of unvested restricted stock were included in the computation of diluted loss per share as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The number of options, restricted stock and restricted stock units which met this anti-dilutive criterion was approximately 393, 1,000 and 146,000 for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2023-07. ASU 2023-07 improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses reported to the CODM. ASU 2023-07 also requires all segment profit or loss and assets disclosures to be provided on an annual and interim basis. Effective April 30, 2025, the Company adopted the ASU 2023-07. ASU 2023-07 was adopted retrospectively and the required disclosures are made for all periods presented. The Company adoption of ASU 2023-07 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09"). ASU 2023-09 requires updates to the rate reconciliation, income taxes paid and other disclosures. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2023-09 is adopted retrospectively. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income— Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"). ASU 2024-03 requires disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses included in each expense caption on the face of the income statement at interim and annual reporting periods. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

 2. Investments

 Investments consist of the following:

 2025

 2024

 Long-term investments:

 Available-for-sale securities:

 Equity securities and warrants

 $

 1,204

 $

 1,027

 Total long-term available-for-sale securities investments

 1,204

 1,027

 Equity method investments

 Investments in limited partnership funds

 30,423

 19,933

 Total equity method investments

 30,423

 19,933

 Total long-term investments

 $

 31,627

 $

 20,960

 Equity Securities

 Equity securities and warrants are measured at fair value with net unrealized losses from changes in the fair value recognized in other expense, net.

 April 30, 2025

 April 30, 2024

 Net gain (loss) recognized during the period on equity securities

 $

 $

 ( 3,945)

 Less: Net loss recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period

 —

 —

 Unrealized gain (loss) recognized during the period on equity securities still held at the reporting date

 $

 $

 ( 3,945)

 3. Fair Value Measurements

 Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy contains three levels as follows:

 Level 1—Inputs to the valuation based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible as of the measurement date.

 Level 2—Inputs to the valuation include quoted prices in either markets that are not active, or in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

 Level 3—Inputs to the valuation that are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 The Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2025, were as follows (in thousands):

 Fair Value Measurement Using

 Significant

 Quoted prices in

 other

 Significant

 active markets for

 observable

 unobservable

 identical assets

 inputs

 inputs

 Description

 (Level 1)

 (Level 2)

 (Level 3)

 Total

 Equity securities

 $

 1,080

 $

 —

 $

 —

 $

 1,080

 Warrants

 —

 —

 Total

 $

 1,080

 $

 $

 —

 $

 1,204

 The Company had no financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2025.

 The Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2024, were as follows (in thousands):

 Fair Value Measurement Using

 Significant

 Quoted prices in

 other

 Significant

 active markets for

 observable

 unobservable

 identical assets

 inputs

 inputs

 Description

 (Level 1)

 (Level 2)

 (Level 3)

 Total

 Equity securities

 $

 $

 —

 $

 —

 $

 Warrants

 —

 —

 Total

 $

 $

 $

 —

 $

 1,027

 The Company had no financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2024.

 On September 12, 2022, the Company invested $ 5,000,000 and acquired 500,000 shares and 500,000 privately placed, redeemable warrants of Amprius Technologies, Inc. The privately placed, redeemable warrants have an exercise price of $ 12.50 and redemption price of $ 20.00. The Company measures the fair value of the privately placed, redeemable warrants using the quoted market price of the public warrants which have an exercise price of $ 11.50 and a redemption price of $ 18.00 and classifies the warrants as a level 2 fair value measurement.

 On September 9, 2022, the Company acquired 10,000 shares of Nauticus Robotics, Inc. for $ 100,000.

 4. Inventories, net

 Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 Raw materials

 $

 52,567

 $

 57,218

 Work in process

 73,434

 53,232

 Finished goods

 46,761

 65,618

 Inventories, gross

 172,762

 176,068

 Reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence

 ( 28,672)

 ( 25,900)

 Inventories, net

 $

 144,090

 $

 150,168

 For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded inventory reserve charges of $ 2,882,000, $ 13,937,000 and $ 8,136,000, respectively.

 5. Intangibles, net

 The components of intangibles are as follows (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 Technology

 $

 101,645

 $

 101,012

 Licenses

 1,008

 1,008

 Customer relationships

 77,588

 77,313

 Backlog

 2,963

 2,831

 In-process research and development

 Non-compete agreements

 Trademarks and tradenames

 1,668

 1,668

 Other

 Intangibles, gross

 185,888

 184,848

 Less accumulated amortization

 ( 137,177)

 ( 112,624)

 Intangibles, net

 $

 48,711

 $

 72,224

 The Company tests identifiable intangible assets and goodwill for impairment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year unless there are interim indicators that suggest that it is more likely than not that either the identifiable intangible assets or goodwill may be impaired. The weighted average amortization period at April 30, 2025 and 2024 was three years. Amortization expense for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $ 23,391,000, $ 17,954,000 and $ 58,121,000, respectively.

 As part of the Company's annual goodwill impairment and identifiable assets test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $ 4,258,000, which was during the three months ended April 30, 2025.

 Due to the closure of all of the Company's MUAS COCO sites during the three months ended April 30, 2023, we revised the estimated useful life for MUAS customer relationships which resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $ 34,149,000 during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. Additionally, in conjunction with the goodwill impairment test performed during the year ended April 30, 2023, the remaining intangibles in the MUAS reporting unit were tested for recoverability. The asset recoverability test did not result in an impairment recorded for the remaining intangibles in the MUAS reporting unit. Refer to Note 6—Goodwill for further details.

 Technology, customer relationship and tradename intangibles were recognized in conjunction with the Company's acquisition of Tomahawk on September 15, 2023. Technology and backlog intangible assets were recognized in conjunction with the Company's acquisition of Planck on August 17, 2022. Refer to Note 21—Business Acquisitions for further details.

 Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows (in thousands):

 Year ending

 2026

 $

 13,542

 2027

 11,174

 2028

 10,460

 2029

 7,764

 2030

 3,379

 $

 46,319

 6. Goodwill

 The following table presents the changes in the Company's goodwill balance (in thousands):

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 Balance at April 30, 2024

 $

 412,415

 $

 —

 $

 $

 431,669

 Accumulated impairment losses

 —

 —

 256,398

 —

 275,652

 Change to goodwill

 ( 512)

 —

 —

 ( 512)

 ( 18,359)

 —

 —

 ( 18,359)

 Balance at April 30, 2025

 411,903

 —

 431,157

 Accumulated impairment losses

 ( 174,376)

 —

 —

 ( 174,376)

 $

 237,527

 $

 —

 $

 $

 256,781

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 Balance at April 30, 2023

 $

 317,564

 $

 —

 $

 $

 336,818

 Accumulated impairment losses

 —

 —

 161,547

 —

 180,801

 Additions to goodwill

 95,414

 —

 —

 95,414

 Change to goodwill

 ( 563)

 —

 —

 ( 563)

 Balance at April 30, 2024

 412,415

 —

 431,669

 Accumulated impairment losses

 —

 —

 $

 256,398

 $

 —

 $

 $

 275,652

 During the Company's annual impairment test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, the Company determined the carrying value of the UGV reporting unit exceeded its fair value due to a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit resulting from reduced probability and delays of obtaining certain opportunities as well as an increase in forecast expenditures to support operational decisions identified during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025. The changes in estimates resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $ 18,359,000 in the UGV reporting unit.

 The addition during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 to the UxS segment relates to the Tomahawk Acquisition. The change to goodwill during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 in UxS is attributable to the translation of the goodwill related to the Telerob Acquisition, which was recorded in Euros and translated to dollars at each reporting date. Refer to Note 21—Business Acquisitions for further details.

 Subsequent to the performance of the Company's annual goodwill impairment and identifiable asset test for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, in May 2023, a trigger event was identified that indicated that the carrying value of the MUAS reporting unit exceeded its fair value. Specifically, the Company received notification that it was not down selected for a U.S. DoD program of record which resulted in a significant decrease in the projected future cash flows of the MUAS reporting unit. As a result, the Company updated its estimates of long-term future cash flows to reflect lower revenue and EBITDA growth rate expectations used in the valuation of the MUAS reporting unit. These changes in estimates resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge of $ 156,017,000 in the MUAS reporting unit.

 During the most recent annual impairment test during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, the estimated fair value of all reporting units, other than UGV, substantially exceeded their carrying value.

 7. Property and Equipment, net

 Property and equipment, net consist of the following:

 2025

 2024

 In-service ISR assets

 1,486

 —

 Land, building, and leasehold improvements

 31,472

 26,921

 Machinery and equipment

 131,236

 132,862

 Furniture and fixtures

 7,324

 5,896

 Computer equipment and software

 50,617

 48,817

 Construction in process

 8,304

 7,258

 Property and equipment, gross

 230,439

 221,754

 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 ( 179,735)

 ( 175,152)

 Property and equipment, net

 $

 50,704

 $

 46,602

 Depreciation expense for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $ 17,063,000, $ 17,098,000 and $ 41,803,000, respectively. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, the Company recorded accelerated the depreciation of $ 16,597,000 related to in-service ISR assets associated with the closure of all of the Company's MUAS COCO sites. The Company reclassified certain in-service ISR assets determined to have an alternate business use to machinery and equipment. At April 30, 2025 and 2024, the reclassified assets had a carrying value of $ 1,486,000 and $ 1,979,000, respectively.

 8. Investments in Companies Accounted for Using the Equity Method

 Investment in Limited Partnership Fund

 In July 2019, the Company made its initial capital contribution to a limited partnership fund focusing on highly relevant technologies and start-up companies serving defense and industrial markets. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company contributed a total of $ 10,000,000 during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2021 and 2022, and there were no further contribution commitments to this fund as of April 30, 2022. In March 2022, the Company entered into a limited partnership agreement with a second limited partnership fund also focusing on highly relevant technologies and start-up companies serving defense and industrial markets. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company is committed to contributions totaling $ 20,000,000 over an expected five year period. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company made total contributions of $ 5,674,000, $ 3,074,000 and $ 5,778,000, respectively. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company has committed to make additional capital contributions of $ 5,474,000 to the fund expected to be paid over the next two fiscal years. The Company accounts for investments in limited partnerships as equity method investments as the Company is deemed to have influence when it holds more than a minor interest. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded its ownership percentage of the net gain (loss) of the limited partnership, or $ 4,816,000, $( 1,782,000), and $( 2,453,000) respectively, in equity method investment income (loss), net of deferred taxes $ 0, respectively, in the consolidated statements of income (loss). At April 30, 2025 and 2024, the carrying value of the investment in the limited partnership of $ 30,423,000 and $ 19,933,000, respectively, was recorded in available-for-sale long-term investments.

 Investment in Altoy

 On September 15, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement with Toygun whereby the Company sold 35 % of the common shares of Altoy to Toygun. On October 14, 2022, the company sold an additional 35 % of the common shares of Altoy to Toygun. As a result of the sales, the Company decreased its interest in Altoy from 85 % to 15 %. The Company no longer controls Altoy, and therefore, has deconsolidated Altoy in the Company's consolidated financial statements, which resulted in a loss of $ 189,000 during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. The Company maintains significant influence, accounts for its investment in Altoy as an equity method investment and records its proportion of any gains or losses of Altoy in equity method investment (loss) income, net of tax. For the fiscal

 year ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company's proportion of the net income of Altoy for the Company's ownership was $ 21,000 and $ 108,000, respectively. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, the Company's proportion of the net income of Altoy for the Company's ownership was not significant. At April 30, 2025 and 2024, the carrying values of the investment in Altoy of $ 173,000 and $ 152,000, respectively, was recorded in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 9. Warranty Reserves

 Warranty reserve activity is summarized as follows:

 2025

 2024

 Beginning balance

 $

 5,538

 $

 3,642

 Balance acquired from acquisition

 —

 Warranty expense

 1,151

 4,364

 Warranty costs settled

 ( 2,500)

 ( 2,508)

 Ending balance

 $

 4,189

 $

 5,538

 10. Employee Savings Plan

 The Company has an employee 401(k) savings plan covering all eligible employees. The Company expensed approximately $ 9,679,000, $ 8,554,000 and $ 6,994,000 in contributions to the plan for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 11. Debt

 In connection with the consummation of the Arcturus Acquisition on February 19, 2021, the Company, as borrower, and Arcturus, as guarantor, entered into a Credit Agreement with certain lenders, letter of credit issuers, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent and the swingline lender, and BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and U.S. Bank National Association, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (the "Credit Agreement").

 The Credit Agreement and its associated Security and Pledge Agreement set forth the terms and conditions for (i) a five-year $ 100,000,000 revolving credit facility, which included a $ 25,000,000 sublimit for the issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit (the "Revolving Facility"), and (ii) a five-year amortized $ 200,000,000 term A loan drawn in full upon execution (the "Term Loan Facility", and together with the Revolving Facility, the "Credit Facilities"). The Term Loan Facility required payment of 5 % of the outstanding obligations in each of the first four loan years, consisting of three quarterly payments of 1.25 % each, with the remaining 80 % outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Facility due and payable on the final maturity date. Proceeds from the Term Loan Facility were used in part to finance a portion of the cash consideration for the Arcturus Acquisition. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

 The Credit Agreement includes certain financial maintenance covenants, requiring that (x) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall not be more than 3.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter and (y) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall not be less than 1.25 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 On February 4, 2022, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver relating to its existing Credit Agreement (the "First Amendment to Credit Agreement"). The First Amendment to Credit Agreement waives any event of default that may have occurred as a result of the potential failure by the Company to comply with the consolidated leverage ratio covenant set forth in the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended January 29, 2022. In addition, the parties amended the maximum permitted Consolidated Leverage Ratio, such that such ratio may not exceed 4.00 to 1.00 for the Company's fiscal quarters ended January 29, 2022 and April 30, 2022; 3.50 to 1.00 for any of the Company's fiscal quarters ending during the period from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022; and 3.00 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending thereafter.

 The First Amendment to Credit Agreement also implemented certain secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR") interest rate mechanics and interest rate reference benchmark replacement provisions in order to effectuate the transition from LIBOR as a reference interest rate. Following the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, the Company has a choice of interest rates between (a) Term SOFR (with a 0 % floor) plus the Applicable Margin; or (b) Base Rate (defined as the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half percent ( 0.50 %), (b) the Bank of America prime rate, and (c) the one (1) month SOFR plus one percent ( 1.00 %)) plus the Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin is based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and whether the Company elects SOFR (ranging from 1.50 – 2.50 %) or Base Rate (ranging from 0.50 – 1.50 %). The Company may choose interest periods of one, three or six months with respect to Term SOFR and all such rates will include a 0.10 % SOFR adjustment. The Company also remains responsible for certain commitment fees from 0.20 – 0.35 % depending on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, and administrative agent expenses incurred in relation to the Credit Facilities. In the event of a default, an additional 2 % default interest rate in addition to the applicable rate if specified or the Base Rate plus Applicable Margin if an applicable rate is not specified. On June 6, 2023, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement relating to its existing credit Agreement which increased the sublimit from $ 10,000,000 to $ 25,000,000.

 On October 4, 2024, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement with the existing lenders, BofA NA, the administrative agent and the swingline lender, JPM, and U.S. Bank, and Citibank (the "New Lender") (the "Third Amendment to Credit Agreement").

 The Third Amendment to Credit Agreement provided for an aggregate $ 200,000,000 revolving credit facility, including a $ 25,000,000 sublimit for the issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit, and a $ 10,000,000 sublimit for swingline loans, secured by all assets of the Company and the Guarantors, and extends the maturity date for obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement to October 4, 2029. Upon effectiveness of the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, the Company drew $ 15,000,000 from the amended Revolving Facility and repaid in full all outstanding amounts owed pursuant to the prior Term Loan Facility. The Third Amendment to Credit Agreement reflects the removal of the Term Loan Facility. The unamortized debt issuance costs allocated to the Term Loan Facility of $ 590,000 were expensed upon repayment of the Term Loan Facility and recorded in interest expense.

 In addition to adding the New Lender and adjusting certain fee schedules, the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement also allowed the Company to incur additional forms of secured and unsecured permitted indebtedness without separate consent of the Administrative Agent and make certain payments related thereto, including certain bilateral letters of credit, supply chain financing transactions, securitization transactions pertaining to its accounts receivable, and issuance of unsecured convertible debt pertaining to its Common Stock (and certain call spread transactions related thereto), subject in each instance to further specified parameters, including aggregate dollar limits on certain activities and satisfaction of ongoing and pro forma financial covenants.

 The Third Amendment to Credit Agreement substituted a Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for the Consolidated Leverage Ratio required to be maintained under the existing Credit Agreement. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio became an incurrence test, used to determine whether or not the Company may take certain actions, such as borrowing under the Credit Agreement, making acquisitions, incurring certain unsecured debt, or making payments on junior debt. In order to take such actions, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio may not exceed 4.00 to 1.0. However, the ratio increases to 4.50 to 1.0 during a Leverage Increase Period, covering each of the four fiscal quarters of the Company immediately following the consummation of any qualified acquisition. The newly added Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, measuring the Consolidated Senior Secured Funded Indebtedness, as of a date of determination, to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable measurement period, shall not exceed 3.00 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company, increasing to 3.50 to 1.0 in a Leverage Increase Period. In each case, no more than one Leverage Increase Period shall be in effect at any time, and the basic ratio levels must be achieved and maintained for at least two fiscal quarters immediately following each Leverage Increase Period prior to giving effect to another Leverage Increase Period. The requirement for the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be no less than 1.25 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company remained unchanged in the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment to Credit Agreement removed the requirement that the Company prepay the loans with the proceeds of dispositions of assets or newly incurred debt. The Company's ability to borrow under the Revolving Facility is reduced by outstanding letters of credit, which as of April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $ 9,376,000 and $ 15,668,000, respectively. As

 of April 30, 2025, approximately $ 160,624,000 was available under the Revolving Facility. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions that meet certain parameters. As of April 30, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all amended covenants.

 On May 1, 2025 in connection with the consummation of the BlueHalo Acquisition, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement with the existing lenders, BofA NA, the administrative agent and the swingline lender, JPM, and U.S. Bank, and Citibank (the "Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement" and the existing Credit Agreement as amended thereby, the "Amended Credit Agreement"). The Amended Credit Agreement now provides for an aggregate $ 700,000,000 term loan and an aggregate $ 350,000,000 revolving credit facility, including a $ 25,000,000 sublimit for the issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit, and a $ 10,000,000 sublimit for swingline loans, secured by all assets of the Company and the Guarantors, and extends the maturity date for obligations pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement to October 4, 2029. Upon effectiveness of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company drew $ 225,000,000 from the amended Revolving Facility and the full $ 700,000,000 of the Term Loan Facility.

 The Term A Loan matures two years after the Closing Date and amortizes at a rate of 5.00 % per annum, with the remaining outstanding principal amount due and payable on the maturity date. The applicable margin on the Term A Loan is based upon the Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and whether the Company elects as its benchmark rate (i) SOFR (in which case, the applicable margin ranges from 1.50 - 2.50 % per annum depending on the Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio) plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10 % or (ii) Base Rate (in which case, the applicable margin ranges from 0.50 - 1.50 % per annum depending on the Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio). Upon the occurrence of an event of default, an additional 2.00 % per annum default interest rate may apply. Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, the Company is subject to two financial maintenance covenants which require that (i) the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) not exceed 3.50 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter, for the four fiscal quarter following consummation of the BlueHalo Acquisition, and thereafter 3.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter, and (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) not be less than 1.25 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the first two fiscal quarters of fiscal year 2026, the Company shall not be required to comply with the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) covenant, so long as at the end of each such fiscal quarter, the Company's Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed (i) 3.50 to 1.00 (calculated including certain projected synergies that would not otherwise be included in the definition of "Consolidated EBITDA" (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) and (ii) 3.75 to 1.00.

 Long-term debt and the current period interest rates were as follows:

 2025

 2024

 Term loan

 $

 —

 $

 28,000

 Revolving credit facility

 —

 Total debt

 28,000

 Less current portion

 —

 10,000

 Total long-term debt, less current portion

 18,000

 Less unamortized debt issuance costs–term loans

 —

 Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs–term loans

 $

 $

 17,092

 Unamortized debt issuance costs–revolving credit facility

 $

 1,281

 $

 Current period interest rate

 5.9 %

 6.9 %

 Future contractual long-term debt principal payments at April 30, 2025 were as follows:

 2026

 $

 —

 2027

 —

 2028

 —

 2029

 —

 2030

 $

 12. Leases

 The components of lease costs recorded in cost of sales and SG&A expense were as follows (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 Operating lease cost

 $

 10,163

 $

 10,400

 Short term lease cost

 1,198

 Variable lease cost

 1,627

 1,678

 Sublease income

 —

 —

 Total lease costs, net

 $

 12,612

 $

 13,276

 Supplemental lease information was as follows:

 2025

 2024

 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities

 $

 10,229

 $

 9,626

 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities

 $

 10,099

 $

 10,193

 Weighted average remaining lease term

 48 months

 51 months

 Weighted average discount rate

 5.4 %

 5.4 %

 Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of April 30, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

 2026

 $

 9,713

 2027

 9,945

 2028

 7,890

 2029

 6,756

 2030

 3,686

 Thereafter

 Total lease payments

 $

 38,363

 Less: imputed interest

 ( 4,072)

 Total present value of operating lease liabilities

 $

 34,291

 13. Stock-Based Compensation

 For the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of approximately $ 21,461,000, $ 17,069,000 and $ 10,765,000, respectively.

 On September 24, 2021, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan ("2021 Plan") effective September 24, 2021, for officers, directors, key employees and consultants. Under the 2021 Plan, incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation right awards, performance

 share awards, performance stock unit awards, dividend equivalents awards, stock payment awards, deferred stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, other stock-based awards, performance bonus awards or performance-based awards may be granted at the discretion of the compensation committee, which consists of outside directors. The sum of any cash compensation, or other compensation, and the value of awards granted to a non-employee director as compensation for services as a non-employee director during any fiscal year may not exceed $ 500,000, which amount is increased to $ 700,000 in the fiscal year of a non-employee director's initial year of service as a non-employee director. The exercise price for any incentive stock option shall not be less than 100 % of the fair market value on the date of grant. Vesting of awards is established at the time of grant.

 On January 14, 2007, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan ("2006 Plan") effective January 21, 2007, for officers, directors, key employees and consultants. On September 29, 2011, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment and restatement of the 2006 Plan ("Restated 2006 Plan"). Under the Restated 2006 Plan, incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation right awards, performance share awards, performance stock unit awards, dividend equivalents awards, stock payment awards, deferred stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, other stock-based awards, performance bonus awards or performance-based awards may be granted at the discretion of the compensation committee, which consists of outside directors. A maximum of 4,884,157 shares of stock may be issued pursuant to awards under the Restated 2006 Plan. The maximum number of shares of common stock with respect to one or more awards that may be granted to any one participant during any twelve month period is 2,000,000. A maximum of $ 5,000,000 may be paid in cash to any one participant as a performance-based award during any twelve month period. The exercise price for any incentive stock option shall not be less than 100 % of the fair market value on the date of grant. Vesting of awards is established at the time of grant. The Restated 2006 Plan expired in July 2021.

 On September 19, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company's 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "2023 ESPP"). The 2023 ESPP allows for eligible employees to purchase common stock through payroll deductions of up to $ 25,000 worth of common stock (determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such rights are granted) for each calendar year in which the purchase rights are outstanding at any time. Shares of common stock are purchased under the 2023 ESPP at a discount to the market price of the shares of no less than 85 % of the fair market value of the Company's common stock on each purchase date. Subject to adjustments for changes in the Company's capitalization and certain corporate transactions, the total number of shares available for issuance under the 2023 ESPP is 1,000,000 shares of common stock. As of April 30, 2025, 14,598 shares have been issued under the 2023 ESPP.

 The fair value of the grants under the 2023 ESPP was estimated at the grant date using an option pricing model. Assumptions included in the option pricing model included the expected term of grants, the expected volatility, the risk-free interest rate, and the expected dividend yield. The expected term of stock options represents the weighted average period the Company expects the grants to remain outstanding, based on the offering period of the grant. The expected volatility is based on historical volatility for the Company's stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury zero coupon bond with a remaining term that approximates the expected term of the option. The expected dividend yield of zero reflects that the Company has not paid any cash dividends since inception and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 The fair value of stock options granted previously was estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions included in the Black-Scholes option pricing model included the expected term of stock options, the expected volatility, the risk-free interest rate, and the expected dividend yield. The expected term of stock options represents the weighted average period the Company expects the stock options to remain outstanding, based on the Company's historical exercise and post-vesting cancellation experience and the remaining contractual life of its outstanding options. The expected volatility is based on historical volatility for the Company's stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bond with a remaining term that approximates the expected term of the option. The expected dividend yield of zero reflects that the Company has not paid any cash dividends since inception and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 Information related to the stock option plans at April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, and for the years then ended is as follows:

 Restated 2006 Plan

 Exercise

 Price

 Outstanding at April 30, 2022

 166,164

 24.78

 Options granted

 —

 —

 Options exercised

 ( 100,000)

 22.77

 Options canceled

 —

 —

 Outstanding at April 30, 2023

 66,164

 27.82

 Options granted

 —

 —

 Options exercised

 —

 —

 Options canceled

 —

 —

 Outstanding at April 30, 2024

 66,164

 27.82

 Options granted

 —

 —

 Options exercised

 ( 66,164)

 27.82

 Options canceled

 —

 —

 Outstanding at April 30, 2025

 —

 —

 Options exercisable at April 30, 2025

 —

 $

 —

 The total intrinsic value of all options exercised during the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $ 7,312,000, $ 0, and $ 7,369,000, respectively. The intrinsic value of all options outstanding and exercisable at April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $ 0 and $ 8,732,000, respectively. The Company had zero non-vested stock options as of April 30, 2025 and 2024 and the years then ended, respectively.

 As of April 30, 2025, there was approximately $ 12,695,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation awards granted under the equity plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over an approximately two-year period or a weighted average period of approximately 1.8 years.

 No options were granted during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023. The total fair value of shares vesting during the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $ 8,543,000, $ 6,170,000 and $ 6,264,000, respectively.

 Proceeds from all option exercises under all stock option plans for the years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were approximately $ 1,841,000, $ 0 and $ 2,278,000, respectively. The tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation was $ 6,984,000, $ 0 and $ 3,387,000 for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

 Information related to the Company's restricted stock awards at April 30, 2025 and for the year then ended is as follows:

 2021 Plan

 Restated 2006 Plan

 Grant Date

 Grant Date

 Fair Value

 Fair Value

 Unvested stock at April 30, 2024

 191,607

 $

 101.38

 9,902

 $

 94.67

 Stock granted

 57,497

 174.46

 —

 —

 Stock vested

 ( 76,511)

 97.79

 ( 9,902)

 94.67

 Stock canceled

 ( 10,453)

 118.72

 —

 —

 Unvested stock at April 30, 2025

 162,140

 $

 127.71

 —

 $

 —

 Information related to the Company's restricted stock units at April 30, 2025 and for the year then ended is as follows:

 Restated 2021 Plan

 Restated 2006 Plan

 Grant Date

 Grant Date

 Fair Value

 Fair Value

 Unvested stock at April 30, 2024

 3,415

 $

 101.38

 1,349

 $

 97.69

 Stock granted

 175.67

 —

 —

 Stock vested

 ( 1,229)

 100.26

 ( 1,349)

 97.69

 Stock canceled

 —

 —

 —

 —

 Unvested stock at April 30, 2025

 3,178

 $

 125.00

 —

 $

 —

 14. Long-Term Incentive Awards

 During the three months ended July 27, 2024, the Company granted awards under the 2021 Plan to key employees ("Fiscal 2025 LTIP"). Awards under the Fiscal 2025 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards and time-based restricted stock units, which vest in equal tranches in July 2025, July 2026 and July 2027, and (ii) performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs"), which vest based on the Company's achievement of revenue and non-GAAP adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("adjusted EBITDA") targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2027. At the award date, target achievement levels for each of the financial performance metrics were established for the PRSUs, at which levels the PRSUs would vest at 100 % for each such metric. Threshold achievement levels for which the PRSUs would vest at 50 % for each such metric and maximum achievement levels for which such awards would vest at 250 % for each such metric were also established. The actual payout for the PRSUs at the end of the performance period will be calculated based upon the Company's achievement of the established revenue and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA targets for the performance period. Settlement of the PRSUs will be made in fully-vested shares of the Company's common stock. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, the Company recorded $ 3,134,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2025 LTIP. At April 30, 2025, the maximum compensation expense that may be recorded for the performance-based portion of the Fiscal 2025 LTIP is $ 18,735,000.

 During the three months ended July 29, 2023, the Company granted awards under its 2021 Plan to key employees ("Fiscal 2024 LTIP"). Awards under the Fiscal 2024 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards and time-based restricted stock units, which vest in equal tranches in July 2024, July 2025 and July 2026, and (ii) PRSUs, which vest based on the Company's achievement of revenue and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2026. At the award date, target achievement levels for each of the financial performance metrics were established for the PRSUs, at which levels the PRSUs would vest at 100 % for each such metric. Threshold achievement levels for which the PRSUs would vest at 50 % for each such metric and maximum achievement levels for which such awards would vest at 250 % for each such metric were also established. The actual payout for the PRSUs at the end of the performance period will be calculated based upon the Company's achievement of the established revenue and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA targets for the performance period. Settlement of the PRSUs will be made in fully-vested shares of the Company's common stock. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 the Company recorded $ 4,177,000 and $ 3,916,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2024 LTIP PRSUs, respectively. At April 30, 2025, the maximum compensation expense that may be recorded for the performance-based portion of the Fiscal 2024 LTIP PRSUs is $ 15,511,000.

 During the three months ended July 30, 2022, the Company granted awards under the 2021 Plan to key employees ("Fiscal 2023 LTIP"). Awards under the Fiscal 2023 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards and time-based restricted stock units, which vest in equal tranches in July 2023, July 2024 and July 2025, and (ii) PRSUs, which vest based on the Company's achievement of revenue and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2025. At the award date, target achievement levels for each of the financial performance metrics were established for the PRSUs, at which levels the PRSUs would vest at 100 % for each such metric. Threshold achievement levels for which the PRSUs would vest at 50 % for each such metric and maximum achievement levels for which such awards would vest at 250 % for each such metric were also established. The actual

 payout for the PRSUs at the end of the performance period will be calculated based upon the Company's achievement of the established revenue and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA targets for the performance period. Settlement of the PRSUs will be made in fully-vested shares of the Company's common stock. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company recorded $ 3,139,000, $ 3,349,000 and $ 2,690,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2023 LTIP PRSUs, respectively. At April 30, 2025, the maximum compensation expense that may be recorded for the performance-based portion of the Fiscal 2023 LTIP PRSUs is $ 11,448,000.

 During the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company granted awards under its amended and restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Restated 2006 Plan") to key employees ("Fiscal 2022 LTIP"). Awards under the Fiscal 2022 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards and time-based restricted stock units, which vest in equal tranches in July 2022, July 2023 and July 2024, and (ii) PRSUs, which vest based on the Company's achievement of revenue and non-GAAP operating income targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2024. During the three months ended July 27, 2024, the company issued a total of 15,427 fully-vested shares of the Company's common stock to settle the PRSUs in the Fiscal 2022 LTIP. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, the company recorded $ 902,000 and $ 846,000 related to the fiscal year 2022 LTIP PRSUs.

 At April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded cumulative stock-based compensation expense from these long-term incentive award PRSUs of $ 27,141,000 and $ 16,662,000, respectively. At each reporting period, the Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance targets. The estimation of whether the performance targets will be achieved requires judgment, and, to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from the Company's current estimates, the cumulative effect on current and prior periods of those changes will be recorded in the period estimates are revised.

 15. Income Taxes

 The components of income (loss) before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Domestic

 $

 68,814

 $

 68,968

 $

 ( 187,647)

 Foreign

 ( 29,150)

 ( 5,737)

 ( 730)

 Income (loss) before income taxes

 39,664

 63,231

 ( 188,377)

 Equity method investment income (loss)

 4,837

 ( 1,674)

 ( 2,453)

 Total income (loss) before income taxes

 $

 44,501

 $

 61,557

 $

 ( 190,830)

 The Company expects any foreign earnings to be reinvested in such foreign jurisdictions and, therefore, no deferred tax liabilities for U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings are recorded. The foreign subsidiaries do not have any undistributed earnings.

 A reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) computed using the U.S. federal statutory rates to actual income tax expense is as follows:

 2025

 2024

 2023

 U.S. federal statutory income tax rate

 21.0

 %

 21.0

 %

 21.0

 %

 Foreign rate differential

 ( 6.6)

 ( 0.5)

 ( 0.1)

 State income taxes, net of federal benefit

 ( 2.5)

 0.9

 0.2

 Research and development credits

 ( 13.3)

 ( 7.8)

 ( 1.8)

 Valuation allowance

 5.8

 1.5

 1.1

 Return to provision adjustments

 ( 0.3)

 1.6

 —

 Limit on executive compensation

 6.7

 2.7

 ( 0.4)

 Permanent items

 3.7

 0.6

 ( 0.3)

 Foreign derived intangible income

 ( 19.7)

 ( 16.0)

 2.3

 Excess benefit relating to stock-based compensation

 ( 7.6)

 ( 0.6)

 0.8

 Goodwill impairment

 13.8

 —

 ( 17.2)

 Unrecognized tax benefit

 1.2

 ( 0.6)

 2.0

 Other

 —

 0.2

 0.2

 Effective income tax rate

 2.2

 %

 3.0

 %

 7.8

 %

 The components of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Current:

 Federal

 $

 21,901

 $

 20,990

 $

 1,510

 State

 ( 320)

 1,511

 1,474

 Foreign

 —

 ( 76)

 2,273

 21,581

 22,425

 5,257

 Deferred:

 Federal

 ( 19,301)

 ( 18,844)

 ( 17,226)

 State

 ( 734)

 ( 625)

 ( 1,488)

 Foreign

 ( 664)

 ( 1,206)

 ( 20,699)

 ( 20,534)

 ( 19,920)

 Total income tax expense (benefit)

 $

 $

 1,891

 $

 ( 14,663)

 Significant components of the Company's deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 Deferred income tax assets:

 Accrued expenses

 $

 2,367

 $

 2,542

 Stock based compensation

 3,728

 3,391

 Allowances, reserves, and other

 —

 1,001

 Outside basis difference

 —

 ( 33)

 Unrealized loss on securities

 3,787

 3,588

 Net operating loss and credit carry-forwards

 21,620

 19,800

 Acquisition related costs

 4,299

 —

 Capitalized research and development costs

 57,266

 42,788

 Reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence

 6,306

 5,577

 Lease liability

 8,226

 7,628

 Total deferred income tax assets

 107,599

 86,282

 Deferred income tax liabilities:

 Fixed asset basis

 ( 3,160)

 ( 3,516)

 Allowances, reserves, and other

 ( 1,895)

 —

 Outside basis difference

 ( 38)

 —

 Right-of-use asset

 ( 7,645)

 ( 7,053)

 Intangibles basis

 ( 6,631)

 ( 11,239)

 Total deferred income tax liabilities

 ( 19,369)

 ( 21,808)

 Valuation allowance

 ( 26,770)

 ( 23,835)

 Net deferred tax assets

 $

 61,460

 $

 40,639

 For tax years beginning in 2022, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("TCJA") eliminated the option to currently deduct research and experimental ("R&E") expenditures in the period incurred and requires taxpayers to capitalize and amortize such expenditures over a period of five years (for U.S.-based research) or fifteen years (for non-U.S. based research), as applicable, pursuant to Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code. As of April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded a tax adjustment to capitalize and amortize its R&D costs, which resulted in an increase to income taxes payable of approximately $ 57,266,000 and $ 42,788,000, respectively.

 At April 30, 2025 and 2024 the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $ 26,770,000 and $ 23,835,000, respectively, primarily against state R&D credits as the Company is currently generating more tax credits than it will utilize in future years and against its capital loss carryforward. The valuation allowance increased by $ 2,935,000 and $ 1,332,000 for April 30, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively primarily due to a full valuation allowance against foreign deferred tax assets.

 At April 30, 2025 the Company had California R&D credit carryforwards of $ 24,728,000. These credits carryforward indefinitely.

 At April 30, 2025, the Company had federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $ 1,757,000, $ 97,314,000 and $ 5,012,000, respectively. The federal net operating losses carry forward indefinitely. The state net operating losses will begin expiring in fiscal year 2035, and foreign net operating losses carry forward indefinitely. Utilization of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to substantial annual limitation due to the ownership changes as provided by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions.

 At April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had approximately $ 13,429,000 and $ 13,601,000, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, respective to the 2025 balance, $ 5,004,000 would impact the Company's tax expense and $ 6,377,000 would result in an increase in California R&D credit valuation allowance. The Company estimates that

 $ 1,478,000 of its unrecognized tax benefits will decrease in the next twelve months due to statute of limitation expiration.

 The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company's gross unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 Balance as of May 1

 $

 13,601

 $

 12,841

 Increases related to prior year tax positions

 —

 Decreases related to prior year tax positions

 ( 18)

 ( 59)

 Increases related to current year tax positions

 1,582

 2,060

 Decreases related to lapsing of statute of limitations

 ( 1,766)

 ( 1,241)

 Balance as of April 30

 $

 13,429

 $

 13,601

 The Company records interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions to income tax expense. As of April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had accrued approximately $ 454,000 and $ 283,000, respectively, of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The 2021 to 2024 tax years remain open to examination by the IRS for federal income taxes. The tax years 2019 to 2024 remain open for major state taxing jurisdictions.

 16. Share Repurchase Plan and Issuances

 The Company's share repurchase program announced September 2015 was terminated by the Company's Board of Directors in September 2022.

 On September 8, 2022 the Company filed an S-3 shelf registration statement to offer and sell shares of the Company's common stock, including a prospectus supplement in relation to an Open Market Sale Agreement SM, also dated September 8, 2022, with Jefferies LLC relating to the proposed offer and sale of shares of the Company's common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $ 200,000,000 from time to time through Jefferies LLC as the sales agent. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, the Company completed the Open Market Sale Agreement SM, and the Company sold 807,370 shares, for total gross proceeds of $ 91,313,000, total proceeds received of $ 88,574,000, net of commission expense, and $ 88,437,000, net of equity issuance costs. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, the Company sold 1,109,730 of its shares for total gross proceeds of $ 108,686,000, total proceeds received of $ 105,425,000, net of commission expense and $ 104,649,000, net of equity issuance costs.

 17. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows (in thousands):

 Total Accumulated

 Other

 Foreign Currency

 Comprehensive

 Translation Adjustments

 Loss

 Total accumulated other comprehensive loss balance as of April 30, 2024

 $

 ( 5,592)

 $

 ( 5,592)

 Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments

 Total accumulated other comprehensive loss balance as of April 30, 2025

 $

 $

 18. Changes in Accounting Estimates

 As part of the Company's annual goodwill impairment and identifiable asset test during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025, a decrease in forecasted results of the UGV reporting unit resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $ 4,258,000, or loss per diluted share of $ 0.12, which was recorded during the three months ended April 30, 2025. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, due to the closure of all of the Company's MUAS COCO sites, the Company revised the estimated useful life of the MUAS customer relationship intangible asset which resulted in accelerated intangible amortization expenses of $ 34,149,000, increasing net loss by $ 26,158,000, or loss per diluted share of $ 1.04.

 19. Related Party Transactions

 Pursuant to a consulting agreement, the Company paid a board member approximately $ 76,000 for fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, for consulting services independent of his board service.

 20. Commitments and Contingencies

 Commitments

 The Company's operations are primarily conducted in leased facilities. Refer to Note 12—Leases for additional information.

 Contingencies

 The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims which arise out of the ordinary course of its business. Although adverse decisions or settlements may occur, the Company, in consultation with legal counsel, believes that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

 The Company's ability to borrow under the Revolving Facility is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. Refer to Note 11—Debt for additional information.

 Contract Cost Audits

 Payments to the Company on government cost reimbursable contracts are based on provisional, or estimated indirect rates, which are subject to an annual audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency ("DCAA"). The cost audits result in the negotiation and determination of the final indirect cost rates that the Company may use for the period(s) audited. The final rates, if different from the provisional rates, may create an additional receivable or liability for the Company.

 For example, during the course of its audits, the DCAA may question the Company's incurred costs, and if the DCAA believes the Company has accounted for such costs in a manner inconsistent with the requirements under Federal Acquisition Regulations, the DCAA auditor may recommend to the Company's administrative contracting officer to disallow such costs. Historically, the Company has not experienced material disallowed costs as a result of government audits. However, the Company can provide no assurance that the DCAA or other government audits will not result in material disallowances for incurred costs in the future.

 The Company's revenue recognition policy calls for revenue recognized on all cost reimbursable government contracts to be recorded at actual rates unless collectability is not reasonably assured. At April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no reserve for open incurred cost claim audits.

 21. Business Acquisitions

 On September 15, 2023, the Company closed its acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics, Inc., a leader in AI-enabled robotic control systems. Pursuant to the merger agreement, the Company acquired 100 % of Tomahawk equity for an aggregate purchase price of $ 134,467,000 consisting of 985,999 shares of restricted common stock of the Company valued at $ 109,820,000 and $ 27,205,000 cash-on-hand, net of $ 3,048,000 cash acquired, plus a $ 490,000 holdback. During the three months ended January 27, 2024, the holdback was decreased $ 100,000 as part of the working capital adjustment, and the total purchase price and goodwill, therefore, decreased by $ 100,000 as well. The remaining $ 390,000 holdback was paid during the three months ended October 26, 2024. The fair value of the shares issued was the closing price on September 15, 2023, the close of the Tomahawk purchase agreement. Tomahawk is incorporated into AeroVironment's UxS segment. The acquisition will enable deeper integration of both companies' technology, leading to enhanced interoperability and interconnectivity of uncrewed systems through a singular platform with similar control

 features. The Company accounted for the acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations.

 The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Tomahawk (in thousands):

 September 15,

 2023

 Fair value of assets acquired:

 Accounts receivable

 $

 2,314

 Unbilled receivable

 Inventories, net

 2,882

 Prepaid and other current assets

 Property and equipment, net

 1,789

 Operating lease assets

 1,337

 Other assets

 Technology

 39,000

 Customer relationship

 4,800

 Trademarks

 1,600

 Deferred tax asset

 2,865

 95,414

 Total identifiable net assets

 $

 153,213

 Fair value of liabilities assumed:

 Accounts payable

 3,788

 Wages and related accruals

 Customer advances

 1,648

 Current operating lease liabilities

 Other current liabilities

 Non-current operating lease liabilities

 Other non-current liabilities

 Deferred income taxes

 11,035

 Total liabilities assumed

 18,846

 Total identifiable net assets

 $

 134,367

 Fair value of consideration transferred:

 Equity consideration

 $

 Cash consideration, net of cash acquired

 24,157

 Holdback

 Total consideration

 $

 134,367

 Determining the fair value of the intangible assets acquired requires significant judgment, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, long-term growth rates and discount rates. The fair value of the intangible assets was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, which were based on the Company's preliminary estimates of future sales, earnings and cash flows after considering such factors as general market conditions, anticipated customer demand, changes in working capital, long term business plans and recent operating performance. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield materially different results.

 The goodwill is attributable to the synergies the Company expects to achieve through leveraging the acquired technology to its existing customers, the workforce of Tomahawk and expected future customers in the UxS market. For income tax purposes the acquisition is treated as a stock acquisition, as such the goodwill associated with this purchase is not deductible.

 Tomahawk Supplemental Pro Forma Information (unaudited)

 Tomahawk revenue since acquisition on September 15, 2023 was $ 15,883,000 as of April 30, 2024. Other than the aforementioned revenue and intangible asset amortization expense of $ 5,730,000 for the year ended April 30, 2024 since the acquisition on September 15, 2023, the Tomahawk financial results were not significant. The following unaudited pro forma summary presents condensed consolidated information of the Company as if the business acquisition had occurred on May 1, 2022 (in thousands):

 2024

 2023

 Revenue

 $

 727,241

 $

 551,845

 Net income

 $

 57,273

 $

 ( 190,658)

 The Company did not have any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business acquisition included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings.

 These pro forma amounts have been calculated by applying the Company's accounting policies, assuming transaction costs had been incurred during the three months ended July 30, 2022, reflecting the additional amortization that would have been charged and including the results of Tomahawk prior to acquisition.

 The Company incurred approximately $ 1,873,000 of acquisition-related expenses for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative on the Company's consolidated statements of income (loss).

 The unaudited pro forma supplemental information is based on estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable and are not necessarily indicative of the results that have been realized had the acquisition been consolidated in the tables above as of May 1, 2022, nor are they indicative of results of operations that may occur in the future.

 Planck Acquisition

 On August 17, 2022, the Company closed its acquisition of Planck, a leading provider of advanced uncrewed aircraft navigation solutions based in San Diego, California. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the Company paid a total purchase price of $ 5,105,000 from cash-on-hand plus a $ 500,000 holdback for certain assets of Planck, which was paid during the three months ended October 28, 2023. Planck is a small technology company incorporated into AeroVironment's UxS segment for the MUAS product line to focus on integrating its flight autonomy solutions, such as ACE, or Autonomous Control Engine, into the Company's offerings to enable safe, autonomous takeoff and landing from moving platforms on land or at sea in GPS-denied environments. Other solutions include AVEM, a fully integrated mobile tethered sensor platform designed for persistent autonomous operation from moving vehicles and vessels in any environment, and a suite of machine-learning object detection and tracking systems that are customized for specific end-user needs. The Company accounted for the acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations.

 The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Planck. During the three months ended July 29, 2023, the Company finalized its determination of the fair value of the assets and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Planck and no significant changes were recorded from the original estimation (in thousands):

 August 17,

 2022

 Fair value of assets acquired:

 Technology

 $

 3,200

 Backlog

 Inventories

 Other assets

 Property and equipment, net

 1,633

 Total identifiable net assets

 $

 5,674

 Fair value of liabilities assumed:

 Customer advances

 Total liabilities assumed

 Total identifiable net assets

 $

 5,605

 Fair value of consideration transferred:

 Cash

 $

 5,105

 Holdback

 Total consideration

 $

 5,605

 Determining the fair value of the intangible assets acquired requires significant judgment, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, long-term growth rates and discount rates. The fair value of the intangibles assets was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, which were based on the Company's preliminary estimates of future sales, earnings and cash flows after considering such factors as general market conditions, anticipated customer demand, changes in working capital, long term business plans and recent operating performance. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield materially different results.

 The goodwill is attributable to the synergies the Company expects to achieve through leveraging the acquired technology to its existing customers, the workforce of Planck and expected future customers in the MUAS market. For tax purposes the acquisition was treated as an asset acquisition and the goodwill is deductible.

 Planck Supplemental Pro Forma Information (unaudited)

 Planck revenue since acquisition on August 17, 2022 through April 30, 2023 was $ 368,000. Other than the aforementioned revenue and intangible asset amortization expense of $ 542,000 for the year ended April 30, 2023 since the acquisition on August 17, 2022, the Planck financial results were not significant. The following unaudited pro forma summary presents consolidated information of the Company as if the business acquisition had occurred on May 1, 2021 (in thousands):

 2023

 Revenue

 $

 544,961

 Net income

 $

 ( 173,277)

 The Company did not have any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business acquisition included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings.

 These pro forma amounts have been calculated by applying the Company's accounting policies, assuming transaction costs had been incurred during the three months ended July 31, 2021, reflecting the additional amortization that would have been charged and including the results of Planck prior to acquisition.

 The Company incurred approximately $ 1,009,000 of acquisition-related expenses for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative on the Company's consolidated statements of income (loss).

 The unaudited pro forma supplemental information is based on estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable and are not necessarily indicative of the results that have been realized had the acquisition been consolidated in the tables above as of May 1, 2021, nor are they indicative of results of operations that may occur in the future.

 Telerob Acquisition

 Pursuant to the Telerob Purchase Agreement, the Telerob Sellers were eligible to receive up to a maximum of 6,000,000 (approximately $ 6,418,000) in additional cash consideration if specific revenue and contract award targets for Telerob were achieved during the 36 month period after closing on May 3, 2021. The contingent consideration was valued using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The analysis considered, among other items, contractual terms of the Telerob Purchase Agreement, the Company's discount rate, the timing of expected future cash flows and the probability that the revenue and contract award targets required for payment of the contingent consideration will be achieved. The first year earnout of 2,000,000 (approximately $ 2,139,000) was not achieved. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, the second year earnout of 2,000,000 (approximately $ 2,132,000) was achieved and was paid in November 2023. The third earnout of 2,000,000 (approximately $ 2,139,000) was not achieved.

 22. Pension

 As part of the Telerob acquisition, the Company acquired a small foreign-based defined benefit pension plan. The Rheinmetall-Zusatzversorgung ("RZV") service plan covers three former employees based on individual contracts issued to the employees. No other employees are eligible to participate. The Company has reinsurance policies taken out for participating former employees, which were pledged to the employees. The measurement date for the Company's pension plan was April 30, 2025.

 The table below includes the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets. The net fair value of plan assets is recorded in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 2025

 Projected benefit obligation

 $

 ( 3,335)

 Fair value of plan assets

 3,817

 Funded status of the plan

 $

 Change in projected benefit obligation (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 Pension benefit obligation balance as of April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively

 $

 ( 3,246)

 $

 ( 3,192)

 Interest cost

 ( 112)

 ( 119)

 Actuarial loss

 ( 206)

 Benefits paid

 Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 ( 183)

 Pension benefit obligation balance as of April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively

 $

 ( 3,335)

 $

 ( 3,246)

 Change in plan assets (in thousands):

 2025

 2024

 Fair value of plan assets as of April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively

 $

 3,636

 $

 3,870

 Expected return on plan assets

 Benefits paid

 ( 190)

 ( 190)

 Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 ( 96)

 Fair value of plan assets as of April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively

 $

 3,817

 $

 3,636

 The accumulated benefit obligation is approximately equal to the projected benefit obligation. The plan assets consist of reinsurance policies for each of the three pension commitments. The reinsurance policies are fixed-income investments considered a level 2 fair value hierarchy based on observable inputs of the policy. The Company does not expect to make any contributions to the Plan in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026. The projected benefit obligation and projected fair value of plan assets include the assumptions in the table below.

 2025

 2024

 Discount rate

 3.6 %

 3.9 %

 In-payment benefits

 2.5 %

 2.5 %

 Expected return on plan assets

 2.9 %

 2.9 %

 Expected benefits payments as of April 30, 2025 (in thousands):

 2026

 $

 2027

 2028

 2029

 2030

 2031-2035

 1,087

 Total expected benefit payments

 $

 2,134

 Net periodic benefit cost is recorded in interest (expense) income, net (in thousands).

 2025

 2024

 2023

 Actual return on plan assets

 $

 $

 $

 Interest cost

 ( 112)

 ( 119)

 ( 70)

 Actuarial gain (loss)

 ( 206)

 Net periodic benefit cost

 $

 $

 ( 273)

 $

 23. Segments

 The Company's reportable segments are as follows:

 Uncrewed Systems ("UxS")—The UxS segment focuses primarily on small UAS products designed to operate reliably at lower altitudes in a wide range of environmental conditions, providing a vantage point from which to collect and deliver valuable information as well as related support including training, spare and accessory parts, product repair, product replacement, maintenance and upgrades; medium UAS products designed to operate reliably at medium altitudes with longer range while carrying larger payloads including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, and ground support equipment and other items and services related generally to uncrewed aircraft systems including ISR services; UGV products designed to help responders remove, contain or neutralize these hazards in situations where improvised explosive devices, caustic chemicals, nuclear, radiological or biological hazards or violent individuals represent significant danger to humans; and AI-enabled common control and communication solutions that allow any uncrewed system to be controlled from a common user interface while aggregating data from multiple platforms to provide real time intelligence.

 Loitering Munitions Systems ("LMS")—The LMS segment focuses primarily on tube-launched aircraft that deploy with the push of a button, fly at higher speeds than small UAS products, and perform either effects delivery or reconnaissance missions, and related support services including training, spare parts, product repair, and product replacement. The LMS segment also includes customer-funded research and development programs.

 MacCready Works ("MW")— The MW segment focuses on customer-funded research and development in the areas of HAPS, robotics, sensors, software analytics, data intelligence and connectivity. This segment contains the Company's center of excellence for the development of machine learning, object identification and autonomy solutions and also seeks to identify new products, services and businesses for the Company.

 The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1–Organization and Significant Accounting Policies. The operating segments do not make sales to each other. The following table (in thousands) sets forth segment revenue and segment adjusted gross margin for the periods indicated. Segment adjusted gross margin is defined as gross margin before intangible amortization and amortization of other purchase accounting adjustments related to increasing the carrying value of certain assets to fair value. Segment adjusted gross margin is the measure of profitability used by the CODM for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing performance.

 Year Ended April 30, 2025

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 $

 352,932

 $

 333,506

 $

 6,284

 $

 692,722

 28,846

 18,471

 80,588

 127,905

 381,778

 351,977

 86,872

 213,133

 223,422

 65,436

 501,991

 18,480

 —

 19,405

 $

 187,125

 $

 128,555

 $

 22,361

 $

 338,041

 Depreciation and amortization

 $

 49,942

 $

 3,806

 $

 5,609

 $

 59,357

 Year Ended April 30, 2024

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 $

 415,074

 $

 168,863

 $

 1,834

 $

 585,771

 32,932

 23,724

 74,293

 130,949

 249,763

 124,363

 58,663

 432,789

 12,280

 —

 1,268

 13,548

 $

 210,523

 $

 68,224

 $

 18,732

 $

 297,479

 Depreciation and amortization

 $

 27,595

 $

 2,808

 $

 5,346

 $

 35,749

 Year Ended April 30, 2023

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Total

 $

 268,021

 $

 84,686

 $

 $

 353,062

 75,889

 35,938

 75,647

 187,474

 343,910

 120,624

 76,002

 231,960

 77,888

 57,174

 367,022

 12,731

 —

 1,275

 14,006

 $

 124,681

 $

 42,736

 $

 20,103

 $

 187,520

 Depreciation and amortization

 $

 249,925

 $

 2,788

 $

 3,303

 $

 256,016

 The following table (in thousands) provides a reconciliation from segment adjusted gross margin to income (loss) before taxes:

 2025

 2024

 2023

 $

 338,041

 $

 297,479

 $

 187,520

 Intangible amortization included in cost of sales

 19,405

 13,548

 14,006

 Selling, general and administrative

 158,753

 114,420

 131,905

 Research and development

 100,729

 97,687

 64,255

 18,359

 —

 156,017

 Interest expense, net

 ( 2,188)

 ( 4,220)

 ( 9,368)

 Other income (expense), net

 1,057

 ( 4,373)

 ( 346)

 Income (loss) before income taxes

 $

 39,664

 $

 63,231

 $

 ( 188,377)

 Segment assets are summarized in the table below. Corporate assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, long-term investments, property and equipment, net, operating lease right-of-use assets, deferred income taxes and other assets managed centrally on behalf of the business segments.

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Corporate

 Total

 As of April 30, 2025

 $

 511,505

 $

 313,046

 $

 47,979

 $

 248,037

 $

 1,120,567

 As of April 30, 2024

 $

 590,619

 $

 165,413

 $

 50,767

 $

 209,061

 $

 1,015,860

 Capital expenditures are summarized in the table below (in thousands):

 UxS

 LMS

 MW

 Corporate

 Total

 Year Ended April 30, 2025

 $

 7,156

 $

 6,717

 $

 7,339

 $

 1,604

 $

 22,816

 Year Ended April 30, 2024

 $

 9,630

 $

 5,078

 $

 4,521

 $

 3,754

 $

 22,983

 Year Ended April 30, 2023

 $

 8,191

 $

 2,700

 $

 3,045

 $

 $

 14,868

 24. Geographic Information

 Sales to non-U.S. customers, including U.S. government foreign military sales in which an end user is a foreign government, accounted for 52 %, 62 % and 53 % of revenue for each of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, Ukraine represented $ 149,600,000, or 18 %, $ 274,136,000, or 38 %, and $ 100,095,000, or 19 %, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenues. The Company's internationally deployed fixed assets for UGV was $ 5,033,000 and $ 2,912,000 as of April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company's internationally deployed in-service assets for MUAS was $ 1,486,000 and $ 0 as of April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 25. Subsequent Events

 On May 1, 2025, the Company closed its acquisition of BlueHalo, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 18, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Company, Merger Sub, BlueHalo, and BlueHalo Holdings Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and sole member of BlueHalo ("Seller"). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, all of the equity interests of BlueHalo issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the acquisition were converted into the right to receive an aggregate of 17,425,849 shares of the Company's common stock, fair value of $ 2,640,365,000.

 Due to the size, complexity and timing of the close of the acquisition, the purchase accounting for the business combination is incomplete at the time of this filing. As a result, the Company is unable to provide the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for the major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, pre-acquisition contingencies and goodwill. In addition, the Company is unable to provide pro forma revenues and earnings of the combined entity. All required disclosures will be included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal first quarter ending August 2, 2025.

 On June 2, 2025, the Company completed its purchase of a facility in Dayton, Ohio for $ 6,704,000. The facility will support the Cyber and Mission Systems business from the BlueHalo acquisition.

 SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

 Additions

 Balance at

 Balance

 Charged to

 Charged to

 Balance at

 Beginning

 Acquired from

 Costs and

 Other

 End of

 Description

 of Period

 Acquisition

 Expenses

 Accounts

 Deductions

 Period

 Allowance for doubtful accounts for the year ended April 30:

 2023

 $

 $

 —

 $

 $

 —

 $

 ( 560)

 $

 2024

 $

 $

 —

 $

 $

 —

 $

 ( 86)

 $

 2025

 $

 $

 —

 $

 $

 —

 $

 ( 67)

 $

 Warranty reserve for the year ended April 30:

 2023

 $

 2,190

 $

 —

 $

 3,052

 $

 —

 $

 ( 1,600)

 $

 3,642

 2024

 $

 3,642

 $

 $

 4,364

 $

 —

 $

 ( 2,508)

 $

 5,538

 2025

 $

 5,538

 $

 —

 $

 1,151

 $

 —

 $

 ( 2,500)

 $

 4,189

 Reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence for the year ended April 30:

 2023

 $

 12,334

 $

 —

 $

 8,136

 $

 —

 $

 ( 5,265)

 $

 15,205

 2024

 $

 15,205

 $

 —

 $

 13,937

 $

 —

 $

 ( 3,242)

 $

 25,900

 2025

 $

 25,900

 $

 —

 $

 2,882

 $

 —

 $

 ( 110)

 $

 28,672

 Reserve for self-insured medical claims for the year ended April 30:

 2023

 $

 1,653

 $

 —

 $

 13,863

 $

 —

 $

 ( 14,133)

 $

 1,383

 2024

 $

 1,383

 $

 —

 $

 16,365

 $

 —

 $

 ( 16,504)

 $

 1,244

 2025

 $

 1,244

 $

 —

 $

 17,436

 $

 —

 $

 ( 17,121)

 $

 1,559

 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and were operating at a reasonable level.

 Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

 Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and

 Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive and financial officers, we have assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2025, based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) ("COSO"). Based on this assessment, management concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2025 based on the specified criteria.

 The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2025 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.

 Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) that occurred during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 Item 9B. Other Information.

 None of our directors or officers informed us of the adoption or termination of a " Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or " non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as those terms are defined in Regulation S-K, Item 408 during the three-month period ended April 30, 2025.

 Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections

 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of AeroVironment, Inc.

 Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of AeroVironment, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of April 30, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

 We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended April 30, 2025, of the Company and our report dated June 24, 2025, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

 Basis for Opinion

 The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 Los Angeles, California

 Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance.

 Certain information required by Item 401, Item 405, Item 407(c)(3) and Items 407(d)(4) and (d)(5) of Regulation S-K will be included in the definitive proxy statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed no later than 120 days after April 30, 2025, and that information is incorporated by reference herein.

 Codes of Ethics

 We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ("Code of Conduct"). The Code of Conduct is posted on our website,  We intend to disclose on our website any amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Conduct covering our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and/or Controller promptly following the date of such amendments or waivers. A copy of the Code of Conduct may be obtained upon request, without charge, by contacting our Secretary at (805) 520-8350 or by writing to us at AeroVironment, Inc., Attn: Secretary, 900 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, California 93065. The information contained on or connected to our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report and should not be considered part of this or any reported filed with the SEC.

 No family relationships exist among any of our executive officers or directors.

 There have been no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.

 Insider Trading Policy

 We have adopted an Insider Trading Policy addressing our policies and procedures governing securities trading by our directors, officers, employees and certain other service providers, intended to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, including Nasdaq listing standards, applicable to the company and such personnel. A copy of the current Insider Trading Policy is filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 19.

 Item 11. Executive Compensation.

 The information required by Item 402 and Items 407(e)(4) and (5) of Regulation S-K will be included in the definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and that information is incorporated by reference herein.

 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 The information required by Item 201(d) and Item 403 of Regulation S-K will be included in the definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and that information is incorporated by reference herein.

 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 The information required by Item 404 and Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K will be included in the definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and that information is incorporated by reference herein.

 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

 Our independent public accounting firm is Deloitte & Touche LLP, Los Angeles, California, PCAOB Auditor ID 34. The information required by this Item 14 of Form 10-K will be included in the definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and that information is incorporated by reference herein.

 Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 (a)
 The following are filed as part of this Annual Report:

 1. Financial Statements

 The following consolidated financial statements are included in Item 8:

 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 Consolidated Balance Sheets at April 30, 2025 and 2024

 Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023

 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 2. Financial Statement Schedules

 The following Schedule is included in Item 8:

 Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is not present, or not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements or the Notes thereto.

 3. Exhibits

 See Item 15(b) of this report below.

 (b)
 Exhibits

Number

 2.1*(22)

 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 18, 2023, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., Tropic Merger Sub, Inc., Tomahawk Robotics, Inc., and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, solely in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative.

 2.2*(26)

 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 18, 2024, by and among the Company, Merger Sub, BlueHalo and Seller

 3.1(26)

 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AeroVironment, Inc. dated October 1, 2024

 3.2 (26)

 Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of AeroVironment, Inc., amended as of October 1, 2024

 4.1(1)

 Form of AeroVironment, Inc.'s Common Stock Certificate

 4.2

 Description of Registrant's Securities

 10.1#(3)

 Form of Director and Executive Officer Indemnification Agreement

 10.2#(1)

 AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.3#(4)

 AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective September 29, 2011

 10.4#(5)

 AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective September 30, 2016

Number

 10.5#(1)

 Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.6#(1)

 Form of Performance Based Bonus Award pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.7#(6)

 Form of Long-Term Compensation Award Grant Notice and Long-Term Compensation Award Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.8#(7)

 Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Severance Plan Participants) pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.9#(7)

 Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Non-Severance Plan Participants) pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.10#(7)

 Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Non-Management Directors) pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.11#(7)

 Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.12#(8)

 AeroVironment, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.13#(8)

 Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.14#(8)

 Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (Severance Plan Participants)

 10.15#(8)

 Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (Non-Severance Plan Participants)

 10.16#(8)

 Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (Non-Employee Directors)

 10.17#(8)

 Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Performance Restricted Stock Award Agreement pursuant to the AeroVironment, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

 10.18(18)

 Lease, dated March 11, 2022, between AeroVironment, Inc. and BCORE Defender CA1W01, LLC, for the property located at 85 Moreland Road, Simi Valley, California

 10.19(23)

 First Amendment to Lease, dated March 11, 2022, between AeroVironment, Inc. and BCORE Defender CA1W01, LLC, for the property located at 85 Moreland Road, Simi Valley, California, dated as of September 10, 2023.

 10.20(9)

 Standard Industrial/Commercial Single-Tenant Lease, dated March 3, 2008, between AeroVironment, Inc. and Hillside Associates III, LLC, for the property located at 900 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley, California, including the addendum thereto

 10.21(10)

 First Amendment to Lease Agreement (900 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065) dated as of December 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Hillside III LLC, and related agreements

 10.22(2)

 Second Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of May 13, 2020, by and between the Company and Hillside III LLC for the property located at 900 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065

 10.23(26)

 Third Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of October 16, 2024 by and between AeroVironment, Inc. and Hillside III LLC related to 900 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, and related agreements

 10.24(27)

 Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated April 2, 2025

 10.25(9)

 Standard Industrial/Commercial Single-Tenant Lease, dated April 21, 2008, between AeroVironment, Inc. and Hillside Associates II, LLC, for the property located at 994 Flower Glen Street, Simi Valley, California, including the addendum thereto

 10.26(10)

 First Amendment to Lease Agreement (994 Flower Glen Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065) dated as of December 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Hillside II LLC, and related agreements

 10.27(11)

 Second Amendment to Lease Agreement (994 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065) dated as of June 1, 2021, by and between the Company and Hillside Associates II, LLC, and related agreements

 10.29(10)

 Lease Agreement (996 Flower Glen Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065) dated as of December 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Hillside II LLC, and related agreements

 10.30(11)

 First Amendment to Lease Agreement (996 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065) dated as of June 1, 2021, by and between the Company and Hillside Associates II, LLC, and related agreements

 10.31(12)

 Lease dated March 28, 2018 between AeroVironment, Inc. and Princeton Avenue Holdings, LLC for property located at 14501 Princeton Avenue, Moorpark, California, including addendums thereto

 10.32(13)

 First Amendment to Lease dated October 26, 2018 between AeroVironment, Inc. and Princeton Avenue Holdings, LLC for property located at 14501 Princeton Avenue, Moorpark, California

Number

 10.33(19)

 Second Amendment to Lease dated October 26, 2018 between AeroVironment, Inc., Princeton Avenue Holdings, LLC and Princeton Avenue Holdings II, LLC for property located at 14501 Princeton Avenue, Moorpark, California

 10.34#(1)

 Retiree Medical Plan

 10.35(14)

 Form of Director Letter Agreement by and between AeroVironment, Inc. and certain non-employee director

 10.36#(15)

 AeroVironment, Inc. Executive Severance Plan and Summary Description, effective January 1, 2019

 10.37#(26)

 Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan of AeroVironment, Inc.

 10.38#(26)

 Executive Transaction Severance Plan of AeroVironment, Inc.

 10.40*(11)

 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 11, 2021, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., Arcturus UAV, Inc., and the shareholders and other equity interest holders of Arcturus UAV, Inc.

 10.41(11)

 Loan commitment letter, dated January 11, 2021, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and U.S. Bank National Association.

 10.42*(11)

 Credit Agreement, dated February 19, 2021, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., certain lenders, letter of credit issuers, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent and the swingline lender, and BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and U.S. Bank National Association, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners

 10.43 (11)

 Security and Pledge Agreement, dated February 19, 2021, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., certain obligors, and Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent

 10.44(16)

 First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated February 4, 2022, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., certain lenders, letter of credit issuers, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent and the swingline lender, and BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and U.S. Bank National Association

 10.45(19)

 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated June 6, 2023, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., certain lenders, letter of credit issuers, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent and the swingline lender, and BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and U.S. Bank National Association

 10.46(26)

 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated October 4, 2024, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., certain lenders, letter of credit issuers, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent and the swingline lender, and Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., U.S. Bank National Association and Citibank, N.A.

 10.47(28)

 Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, Amendment to Security and Pledge Agreement, and Joinder Agreement, dated May 1, 2025, by and among AeroVironment, Inc., certain lenders, letter of credit issuers, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent and the swingline lender, and Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., U.S. Bank National Association and Citibank, N.A, as co-syndication agents for the Term A facility.

 10.48(22)

 Joinder Agreement, dated October 30, 2023, between AeroVironment, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A.

 10.49 *(11)

 Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 3, 2020, by and between AeroVironment, Inc., Unmanned Systems Investments GmbH, and each of the unit holders of Unmanned Systems Investments GmbH

 10.50(20)

 AeroVironment, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 10.51(25)

 Form of Seller and Sponsor Member Support Agreement

 10.52(25)

 Form of Joinder and Lock-Up Agreement

 10.53(25)

 Shareholder's Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2024, by and among the Company and the Sponsor Members

 Insider Trading Policy

 21.1

 Subsidiaries of AeroVironment, Inc.

 23.1

 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm

 24.1

 Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page of this Annual Report)

 31.1

 Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 31.2

 Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 32.1

 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Number

 97(23)

 Nasdaq Rule 5608 Equity Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy

 101.INS

 101.SCH

 101.CAL

 101.DEF

 101.LAB

 101.PRE

 (1)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-137658).

 (2)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 24, 2020 (File No. 001-33261).

 (3)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 K filed on June 29, 2016 (File No. 001 33261).

 (4)
 Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2011 (File No. 001-33261).

 (5)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 28, 2017 (File No. 001-33261).

 (6)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2010 (File No. 001-33261).

 (7)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 26, 2019 (File No. 001-33261).

 (8)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed October 13, 2021 (File No. 333-260227).

 (9)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 26, 2008 (File No. 001-33261).

 (10)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed March 5, 2014 (File No. 001-33261).

 (11)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 29, 2021 (File No. 001-33261).

 (12)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed September 6, 2018 (File No. 001-33261).

 (13)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 30, 2018 (File No. 001 33261).

 (14)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed March 9, 2016 (File No. 001-33261).

 (15)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed March 7, 2018 (File No. 001-33261).

 (16)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed March 4, 2022 (File No. 001-33261).

 (17)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 28, 2022 (File No. 001-33261).

 (18)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed December 7, 2022 (File No. 001-33261).

 (19)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 27, 2023 (File No. 001-33261).

 (20)
 Incorporated by reference herein to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed August 17, 2023 (File No. 001-33261).

 (21)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 22, 2023 (File No. 001-33261).

 (22)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed December 5, 2023 (File No. 001-33261).

 (23)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 26, 2024 (File No. 001-33261).

 (24)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (File No. 001 33261).

 (25)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 19, 2024 (File No. 001 33261).

 (26)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed December 4, 2024 (File No. 001-33261).

 (27)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 7, 2025 (File No. 001-33261).

 (28)
 Incorporated by reference herein to the exhibits to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 1, 2025 (File No. 001-33261).

 Pursuant to Items 601(b)(2) and/or 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, certain immaterial provisions of the agreement that would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed have been redacted or omitted.

 #

 Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

 *

 Schedules (or similar attachments) to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Items 601(a)(5) and/or 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementary a copy of all omitted schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission on a confidential basis upon request.

 (c)

 Financial Statement Schedules and Separate Financial Statements of Subsidiaries Not Consolidated and Fifty Percent or Less Owned Persons

 Item 16.

 Form 10-K Summary

 SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 Date: June 24, 2025

 /s/ Wahid Nawabi

 By:

 Wahid Nawabi

 Its:

 Chief Executive Officer and President

 (Principal Executive Officer)

 POWER OF ATTORNEY

 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the persons whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Wahid Nawabi and Kevin P. McDonnell, each of them acting individually, as his attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys- in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorney-in-fact and any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 Name

 Title

 Date

 /s/ Wahid Nawabi

 President, Chief

 Wahid Nawabi

 Executive Officer and Chairman

 (Principal Executive Officer)

 /s/ Kevin P. McDonnell

 Executive Vice President and

 Kevin P. McDonnell

 Chief Financial Officer (Principal

 Financial Officer)

 /s/ Brian C. Shackley

 Vice President and

 Brian C. Shackley

 Chief Accounting Officer (Principal

 Accounting Officer)

 /s/ Edward R. Muller

 Edward R. Muller

 /s/ Cindy Lewis

 Cindy Lewis

 /s/ Stephen F. Page

 Stephen F. Page

 /s/ Mary Beth Long

 Mary Beth Long

 /s/ Joseph L. Votel

 Joseph L. Votel

 /s/ Charles Thomas Burbage

 Charles Thomas Burbage

 /s/ Philip S. Davidson

 Philip S. Davidson

 /s/ David Wodlinger

 David Wodlinger

 /s/ Henry Albers

 Henry Albers