Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 108,516,000	$ 101,009,000
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	74,802,000	72,286,000
Gross margin:
Total gross margin	33,714,000	28,723,000
Selling, general and administrative	21,943,000	27,128,000
Research and development	15,045,000	13,708,000
Loss from continuing operations	(3,274,000)	(12,113,000)
Other loss:
Interest expense, net	(1,603,000)	(1,275,000)
Other expense, net	(406,000)	(346,000)
Loss before income taxes	(5,283,000)	(13,734,000)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	2,606,000	(957,000)
Equity method investment loss, net of tax	(500,000)	(1,141,000)
Net loss	(8,389,000)	(13,918,000)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	6,000	63,000
Net loss attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.	$ (8,395,000)	$ (13,981,000)
Net loss per share attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.-Basic
Net (loss) income per share attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.-Basic	$ (0.34)	$ (0.57)
Net loss per share attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.-Diluted
Net (loss) income per share attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.-Diluted	$ (0.34)	$ (0.57)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	24,804,232	24,620,180
Diluted (in shares)	24,804,232	24,620,180
Product sales
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 57,974,000	$ 53,116,000
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	32,899,000	32,590,000
Gross margin:
Total gross margin	25,075,000	20,526,000
Contract services
Revenue:
Revenue	50,542,000	47,893,000
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	41,903,000	39,696,000
Gross margin:
Total gross margin	$ 8,639,000	$ 8,197,000