AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Q3 2026 Earnings Call

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Yeah, we'll go ahead and kick it off, because I know standing between us or this, you guys in happy hour is probably not a good thing to keep going. No, thanks for the spot. No, it's a good spot, though, because everyone's going to be in a good mood. Thanks all for joining us today. Hope you've had a good first day of the Citizens Technology Conference. I'm excited to kind of move this maybe from the digital to more of the physical realm with the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Aero Environment, Kevin McDonald. I'm Trevor Walsh, the Senior Equity Research Analyst for Aerospace and Defense, and we're going to run through a good little fireside chat here, and then we'll kick it over to you all for questions from the audience. So thanks, Kevin, for being here. Really appreciate it. Well, I appreciate it, Trevor. Thank you. Thanks to Citizens. Let's just maybe, with the most recent news from last week, your retirement. from the company. Congratulations first, but maybe just give us a sense of how you're thinking about, or the company's thinking about when they take, you know, replacement. You know, obviously, you know, you've been there for a while. What is the kind of next person taking the reins of CFO kind of, you know, experiences, qualities in that leader? Do you think that Waheed... Well, I mean, it's definitely got to be somebody who's experienced in growth. I mean, we feel like this is only the beginning. Like, you know, there's really strong growth prospects for the next five years, and going from a couple billion to five billion is a challenge. You know, I feel pretty proud of where we got it so far, and the next person's got to be able to take it from that two billion to five billion in growth in a very dynamic defense market where thi...