Form 8-K

8-K — AeroVironment Inc

Accession: 0001104659-26-087871

Filed: 2026-07-29

Period: 2026-07-23

CIK: 0001368622

SIC: 3721 (AIRCRAFT)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

July 23, 2026

AEROVIRONMENT,

INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Delaware

001-33261

95-2705790

(State

or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S.

Employer Identification No.)

incorporation

or organization)

241

18th Street South, Suite

650

Arlington,

Virginia

22202

(Address

of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (703) 418-2828

Check the appropriate box

below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following

provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant

to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name

of each exchange on which registered

Common

Stock, $0.0001 par value

AVAV

The

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant

is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging

growth company ¨

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of

Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 23, 2026, Stephen Page, a member of

the AeroVironment, Inc. (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”), notified the Board of his decision

to retire from the Board effective upon the expiration of his current term and not stand for re-election as a director of the Company.

Mr. Page will continue to serve as a director and as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate

Governance Committee until the completion of his term, which will end at the start of the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders,

anticipated to be held on September 24, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Page’s decision not to stand for

re-election was not due to any disagreement with the Company, its auditors or advisors on any matter relating to the Company or its operations,

policies or practices.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 29, 2026, the Company issued

a press release regarding Mr. Page’s decision to retire and not stand for re-reelection to the Board at the Annual Meeting,

a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,

including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. Such information shall not

be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except

as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

99.1

Press release issued by AeroVironment, Inc., dated July 29, 2026.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Date: July 29, 2026

By:

/s/ Melissa Brown

Melissa Brown

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit 99.1

AeroVironment Announces Planned Retirement of Stephen F. Page from Board

of Directors

ARLINGTON, Va. – July 29, 2026 – AeroVironment, Inc.

(“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that Stephen F. Page, a member of AV’s Board of Directors (the “Board”),

has informed the Board of his decision not to seek re-election and to retire from the Board at the company’s 2026 Annual Meeting

of Stockholders.

During his 13 years on AV’s Board, Mr. Page provided

strategic, financial and governance oversight that supported the company’s growth and evolution into a leading multi-domain defense

technology provider.

“Since Steve joined AV’s Board 13 years ago, the company

has evolved from a pure-play UAS business into a cutting-edge provider of autonomous, space, cyber and directed energy systems,”

said Wahid Nawabi, AV’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Steve’s financial discipline and governance

rigor were a steady hand through that transformation. On behalf of the Board and our entire team, I thank Steve for his dedicated

service, and we wish him all the best.”

“It has been a privilege to serve on AV’s Board and to

support the company as it diversified its platform and sharpened its operational excellence,” said Mr. Page. “I am grateful

for the opportunity to work alongside my fellow directors and the company’s management team as we strengthened the company’s

position as a leading defense technology innovator. I am proud of what we have accomplished together and remain highly confident that

the company is well positioned for continued growth, success and value creation.”

About AV

AeroVironment (“AV”)

(NASDAQ: AVAV) is a defense technology leader delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The Company

develops and deploys autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems,

and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities—built to meet the mission needs of today’s warfighter and tomorrow’s

conflicts. At the core of these technologies lies AV_Halo™, a modular, mission-ready suite of AI-powered software tools that empowers

warfighters and enables full-battlefield dominance: detect, decide, deliver. With a national manufacturing footprint and a deep innovation

pipeline, AV delivers proven systems and future-defining capabilities at speed, scale, and operational relevance. For more information,

visit www.avinc.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements

in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, which could

cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to perform

under existing contracts and obtain new ones; regulatory changes; competitor activities; market growth; product development challenges;

and general economic conditions. For a more detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to AeroVironment’s filings with the

Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information or

future events.

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For additional media and information,

please follow us:

Media Contact:

BJ Koubaroulis

bj.koubaroulis@avinc.com

703.718.4060

Investor Contact:

Denise Pacioni

ir@avinc.com

805.795.4108

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