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Segments | 22. Segments ​ The Company’s product segments are as follows: ​ Unmanned Aircraft Systems—The UAS segment focuses primarily on the design, development, production, delivery and support of a technologically advanced portfolio of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses. AeroVironment, Inc. supplies unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), tactical missile systems (“TMS”) and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) and to international allied governments. ​ Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems—The MUAS segment, which originates with the acquisition of Arcturus, focuses on designs, engineers, tools, and manufactures unmanned aerial and aircraft systems including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, ground control systems, and ground support equipment and other items and services related generally to unmanned aircraft systems including ISR services. ​ The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1, “Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.” The operating segments do not make sales to each other. The segment results are as follows (in thousands): ​
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​ | ​ | Year Ended April 30, |
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019 |
Revenue: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
UAS | ​ | $ | 379,075 | ​ | $ | 367,296 | ​ | $ | 314,274 | ​
MUAS | ​ |  | 15,837 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | 394,912 | ​ | ​ | 367,296 | ​ | ​ | 314,274 | ​
Gross margin: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
UAS | ​ | ​ | 161,593 | ​ | ​ | 153,102 | ​ | ​ | 128,403 | ​
MUAS | ​ | ​ | 2,965 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | 164,558 | ​ | ​ | 153,102 | ​ | ​ | 128,403 | ​
Income (loss) from continuing operations: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
UAS | ​ | ​ | 45,182 | ​ | ​ | 47,135 | ​ | ​ | 33,826 | ​
MUAS | ​ | ​ | (1,869) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | 43,313 | ​ | ​ | 47,135 | ​ | ​ | 33,826 | ​
Total assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
UAS | ​ | ​ | 439,320 | ​ | ​ | 584,954 | ​ | ​ | 508,844 | ​
MUAS | ​ | ​ | 489,246 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | 928,566 | ​ | ​ | 584,954 | ​ | ​ | 508,844 | ​
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