AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ:AVAV) will participate in Needham's upcoming Annual Growth Conference in New York City, New York. AV's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kevin McDonnell, will take part in a fireside chat on January 14 at 10:15 a.m. ET | 9:15 a.m. CT | 7:15 a.m. PT. The fireside chat will be available by webcast at the times listed above and archived on our website at the below link:

https://wsw.com/webcast/needham148/avav/2255442

ABOUT AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

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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INVESTOR CONTACT

Denise Pacioni

AeroVironment

ir@avinc.com

MEDIA CONTACT

B.J. Koubaroulis

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747-324-5358