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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue by Category (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2023	Oct. 29, 2022	Oct. 28, 2023	Oct. 29, 2022
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	$ 180,816,000	$ 111,584,000	$ 333,163,000	$ 220,100,000
Contract Liability
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	696,000	1,080,000	2,416,000	3,004,000
Domestic
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	69,975,000	67,657,000	128,101,000	117,760,000
International
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	110,841,000	43,927,000	205,062,000	102,340,000
U.S. government
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	149,959,000	84,165,000	251,307,000	151,880,000
Non-U.S. government
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	30,857,000	27,419,000	81,856,000	68,220,000
FFP
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	159,879,000	85,236,000	289,821,000	166,065,000
CPFF
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	19,802,000	25,013,000	41,095,000	51,468,000
T&M
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	1,135,000	1,335,000	2,247,000	2,567,000
UMS
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	132,773,000	61,634,000	230,980,000	129,408,000
LMS
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	30,249,000	31,101,000	61,166,000	54,113,000
MW
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	$ 17,794,000	$ 18,849,000	$ 41,017,000	$ 36,579,000

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