{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-26-041267","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AVAV","cik":"0001368622","company_name":"AeroVironment Inc","filed_at":"2026-04-09T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:32.198037+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T06:46:39.649334+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"AeroVironment appoints Dr. Robert Smith as COO, effective April 13, 2026","bullets":["Smith succeeds Brad Truesdell, who retires after April 30 and will consult at $200/hr for up to 26 months.","Smith receives $550k base salary, $440k bonus target, $350k sign-on bonus, and $350k RSUs vesting over 3 years.","Eligible for FY2027 LTIP: $715k PSUs (3-year performance) and $385k RSUs (3-year vesting).","Smith previously VP at Raytheon overseeing multi-billion-dollar radar/EW business; will oversee AxS and SCDE units.","Truesdell's outstanding RSUs continue vesting; PRSUs forfeited except FY2024-2026 performance period."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-041267","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-041267.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-041267.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-041267.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926041267/0001104659-26-041267-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926041267/tm2611447d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T06:46:39.649334+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}