AeroVironment (AVAV) 10-K 2017 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES‑OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of AeroVironment, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to each such officer’s knowledge, that:

(i)the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10‑K of the Company for the year ended April 30, 2017 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 27, 2017	/s/ WAHID NAWABI
	Wahid Nawabi
	Chief Executive Officer and President
Date: June 27, 2017	/s/ TERESA P. COVINGTON
	Teresa P. Covington
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer