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0001881428
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001377789
AVIAT NETWORKS INC
001-33278
200 Parker Drive, Suite C100A
Austin
TX
78728
4089417100
ERIN BOASE
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5834
140307.70
12692431
07/01/2025
NASDAQ
Common
09/01/2023
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
5834
09/01/2023
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200 Parker Drive, Suite C100A
Austin
TX
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Common
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200 Parker Drive, Suite C100A
Austin
TX
78728
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07/01/2025
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