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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Contract Estimates (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jan. 28, 2023 USD ($) contract $ / shares | Jan. 28, 2023 USD ($) contract $ / shares | Jan. 29, 2022 USD ($) contract $ / shares | Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Material adjustment to any one contract | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Number of active contracts | contract | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Forward Loss Reserve | $ 1,561,000 | $ 1,561,000 |  | $ 1,064,000
Net income (loss) per share attributable to AeroVironment-diluted | $ / shares | $ (0.03) | $ (0.63) | $ (0.46) |
TMS contract |  |  |  |
Amount of revised aggregate impact of adjustments in contract estimates on revenue related to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods |  | $ 2,448,000 |  |
Number of active contracts | contract | 2 | 2 |  |
MUAS ISR Contract |  |  |  |
Number of Contracts with forward loss reserves | contract | 2 |  |  |
Forward Loss Reserve | $ (2,424,000) | $ (2,424,000) |  |
MUAS Product Contract |  |  |  |
Forward Loss Reserve | $ 1,593,000 | $ 1,593,000 |  |

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