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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-099363
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20230908
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230908

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AeroVironment Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001368622
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIRCRAFT [3721]
		IRS NUMBER:				952705790
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33261
		FILM NUMBER:		231246089

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		241 18TH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 415
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		805 520 8350

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		241 18TH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 415
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22202
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&#8199;&#8199;)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD><TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AEROVIRONMENT, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if
other than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Supplement to Proxy Statement</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For the Annual Meeting of Stockholders</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">To be held September 29, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This supplement (the &#8220;Supplement&#8221;)
amends and supplements the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) filed by AeroVironment, Inc.
(the &#8220;Company&#8221;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2023 in connection with the Company&#8217;s annual
meeting of stockholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;), to be held on September 29, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The purpose of this Supplement is to correct
certain inadvertent errors in the Proxy Statement regarding voting standard information, to disclose the effect of broker
non-votes on certain proposals and to correct a typographical error. Other than these corrections, the Proxy Statement remains unchanged, and this Supplement does not
otherwise amend, supplement, or affect the Proxy Statement. From and after the date of this Supplement, any references to the
 &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221; are to the Proxy Statement as amended and supplemented by this Supplement. This Supplement should be
read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement and the other proxy materials previously made available to stockholders in connection
with the Annual Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If you have already voted your shares, you do
not need to vote again unless you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Corrections to the Proxy Statement</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Page 82</U></B>: The voting standard information contained under
the heading &#8220;Vote Required&#8221; for Proposal 5 is amended and restated to read as follows (corrections are marked, with new text
bold and underlined, and deleted text bold and stricken through):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><B>Vote Required</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Approval of this
proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote </FONT><B><U>on
the proposal</U></B> <STRIKE>at the annual meeting</STRIKE><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Page 85</U></B>: The first sentence in the last paragraph preceding
the recommendation of the Company&#8217;s board of directors regarding Proposal 6 containing voting standard information for such proposal
is amended and restated to read as follows (corrections are marked, with new text bold and underlined, and deleted text bold and stricken
through):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting
power of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote <B><U>on the proposal</U></B> (excluding broker non-votes) is
required to approve the stockholder proposal.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Page 89</U></B>: The answer to the question entitled, &#8220;What
vote is required to approve each of these proposals?&#8221; in the Questions and Answers about Annual Meeting and Voting section of the
Proxy Statement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows (corrections are marked, with new text bold and underlined,
and deleted text bold and stricken through):</P>

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each of the proposals?</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&#8226; <B><I>Proposal
1&#8201;&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;&#8201;Election of directors:</I></B>&#8203;&nbsp;Directors will be elected on a majority vote standard
basis, meaning that each of the three nominees must receive a vote of a majority of the total votes cast with respect to such nominee&#8217;s
election (i.e. the number of votes cast &#8220;for&#8221; a nominee&#8217;s election exceeds the number of votes cast &#8220;against&#8221;
that nominee&#8217;s election) to be elected as a director. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, require, following any stockholder meeting
at which directors are subject to an uncontested election, any incumbent director who fails to receive a majority of votes cast at the
meeting to submit, promptly after the final certification of the election results, a letter of resignation to the board of directors
for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
shall consider the offer of resignation and recommend to the board of directors whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether
other action should be taken. Abstentions will be counted as present for the purposes of this vote but are not counted as votes cast
<B><U>and therefore will have no effect on the election of directors</U></B>. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present<B><U>,
</U></B><STRIKE>and</STRIKE> are not entitled to vote on this proposal <B><U>and will have no effect on the election of directors</U></B>.<I>&#8203;</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&#8226; <B><I>Proposal
2&#8201;&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;&#8201;Ratification of selection of independent registered public accounting firm:</I></B>&nbsp;Approval
of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to
vote <B><U>on the proposal</U></B> <STRIKE>at the annual meeting</STRIKE>. Abstentions will be counted as present for purposes of this
vote and will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. Brokers have discretionary authority to vote your shares on this proposal
without receiving instructions from you. <B><U>We do not expect any broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2 and therefore a failure
to instruct your broker on how to vote on such matter will have no effect on the vote on the proposal.</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&#8226; <B><I>Proposal
3&#8201;&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;&#8201;Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers:</I></B>&nbsp;Approval
of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to
vote <B><U>on the proposal</U></B> <STRIKE>at the annual meeting</STRIKE>. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this
proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present<B><U>,</U></B> <STRIKE>and</STRIKE> are not entitled to vote on the proposal
<B><U>and will have no effect on the vote on the proposal</U></B>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&#8226; <B><I>Proposal
4&#8201;&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;&#8201;Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our Named
Executive Officers:</I></B>&nbsp;Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person
or represented by proxy and entitled to vote <B><U>on the proposal</U></B> <STRIKE>at the annual meeting</STRIKE>. Abstentions will have
the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present<B><U>,</U></B> <STRIKE>and</STRIKE> are
not entitled to vote on the proposal <B><U>and will have no effect on the vote on the proposal</U></B>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&#8226; <B><I>Proposal
5&#8201;&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Approve the AeroVironment, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:</I></B>&nbsp;Approval of this proposal
requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote <B><U>on the
proposal</U></B> <STRIKE>at the annual meeting</STRIKE>. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker
non-votes will not be counted as present<B><U>,</U></B> <STRIKE>and</STRIKE> are not entitled to vote on the proposal <B><U>and will have
no effect on the vote on the proposal.</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&#8226; <B><I>Proposal
6&#8201;&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Stockholder Proposal seeking declassification of the Board of Directors:</I></B>&nbsp;Approval of this proposal
requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote <B><U>on the
proposal</U></B> <STRIKE>at the annual meeting</STRIKE>. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker
non-votes will not be counted as present<B><U>,</U></B> <STRIKE>and</STRIKE> are not entitled to vote on the proposal <B><U>and will have
no effect on the vote on the proposal.</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Page 91</B>: Under the question &ldquo;What is a &ldquo;broker
non-vote?&rdquo; the first sentence of the second paragraph, defining &ldquo;non-routine&rdquo; matters, included a typographical error
and is amended and restated to read as follows (corrections are marked, with new text bold and underlined, and deleted text bold and
stricken through):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Under applicable rules, &ldquo;non-routine&rdquo; matters include
the election of directors, the proposal for the advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, the proposal for the
advisory on the frequency of future votes on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, the proposal to approve the AeroVironment,
Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, <B><U>and</U></B> the stockholder proposal seeking declassification of the board of directors<STRIKE>,
and the</STRIKE>.</P>

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