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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue by Category (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2025	Jan. 27, 2024	Jan. 25, 2025	Jan. 27, 2024
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	$ 167,636,000	$ 186,578,000	$ 545,577,000	$ 519,741,000
Contract Liability
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	1,701,000	610,000	9,662,000	3,026,000
Domestic
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	104,097,000	62,865,000	258,053,000	186,445,000
International
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	63,539,000	123,713,000	287,524,000	333,296,000
U.S. government
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	129,029,000	133,761,000	418,345,000	385,069,000
Non-U.S. government
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	38,607,000	52,817,000	127,232,000	134,672,000
FFP
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	148,768,000	167,256,000	489,388,000	457,077,000
CPFF
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	17,372,000	17,925,000	52,413,000	59,445,000
T&M
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	1,496,000	1,397,000	3,776,000	3,219,000
UxS
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	63,750,000	113,290,000	269,142,000	344,270,000
LMS
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	83,941,000	57,658,000	213,629,000	118,824,000
MW
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	$ 19,945,000	$ 15,630,000	$ 62,806,000	$ 56,647,000

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