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Legal Settlements | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 26, 2019
Legal Settlements |
Legal Settlements | 17. Legal Settlements ​ In May 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement to dismiss its claims against MicaSense Inc. and former AeroVironment employees, Gabriel Torres, Justin McAllister, and Jeff McBride. The terms and amount of the settlement agreement are confidential. The proceeds of the settlement were received during the three months ended July 28, 2018 and have been recorded in other income, net on the consolidated statements of operations. ​

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