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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001368622
AEROVIRONMENT INC.
001-33261
241 18th Street South
Suite 650
Arlington
VA
22202
(805) 520-8350
WAHID NAWABI
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
17300
4550796.14
45692904
07/16/2025
NASDAQ
Common
06/24/2025
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
121
06/24/2025
Compensation
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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Common
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Issuer
N
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Compensation
Common
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Issuer
N
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Compensation
Y
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