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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
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  AeroVironment, Inc.
  001-33261
  241 18th St., Suite 415
  Arlington
  VA
  22202
  805-520-8350
  Kevin McDonnell
  Officer
  Common Stock
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue
  6th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  1420
  258667
  28133862
  07/01/2024
  Nasdaq
  Common
  04/04/2021
  RSA Vesting Net of Taxes
  Kevin McDonnell
  N
  511
  04/04/2021
  Cashless- Shares withheld to pay taxes
  Common
  04/04/2023
  RSA Vesting Net of Taxes
  Kevin McDonnell
  N
  513
  04/04/2023
  Cashless- Shares withheld to pay taxes
  Common
  07/11/2021
  RSA Vesting Net of Taxes
  Kevin McDonnell
  N
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  07/11/2021
  Cashless- Shares withheld to pay taxes
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  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Kevin McDonnell.