Top Aerospace Startups in 2027

SkyVisor is a drone relative startup based at Station F in Paris that generalizes drone uses in everyday businesses. We offer an end-to-end solution to inspect high rise infrastructures like wind turbines, electrical grids and buildings. It allows owners to drive inspections more efficiently while integrating predictive maintenance. Our solution acquires images automatically and process them to detect defaults automatically. SkyVisor maximizes industrial assets maintenance while reducing down times and human risks.

Lucid Bots, a Charlotte-based company specializing in drone, robotics, and AI solutions, is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the prestigious Inc. 5000 list as the #143 fastest-growing company in the US and the fourth fastest growing manufacturer!

At Space Ocean we’re a cutting-edge space startup on a mission to push the boundaries of exploration and innovation to supply resources for humanity’s expansion into space, targeting near-Earth orbit in 2028 and beyond, including Mars.

Building next-generation space infrastructure at the intersection of AI, data, and orbital compute. P1S develops LEO satellite platforms spanning connectivity, sovereign navigation, and autonomous orbital operations — with deep R&D into on-orbit storage and advanced satellite propulsion. The platform is designed data-first: satellites as intelligent collection and compute nodes feeding compounding AI/ML datasets from orbit.

Flow is “Github for hardware”. We’re building a core design/test collaboration platform for the hardware engineering industry. Flow helps Rockets, Robots and Nuclear reactors get to market years ahead of schedule and save billions in R&D costs. Our mission is to bring agile software development philosophies (CI/CD, pull/push, branching) to an industry that is desperate for a better solution. Flow is loved by the fastest-moving hardware teams in the world. They are solving fundamental problems in space travel, energy, and air transportation. You will get to learn about how these things are designed as well as help build the modern playbook for the entire industry.

CAMP’s product suite includes Maintenance Management, Inventory Management, Flight Scheduling and Engine Health Monitoring. CAMP Maintenance is used worldwide by over 13,000 aircraft owners and covers more than 230 models, making it the largest service of its kind. CAMP is the only company endorsed by Airbus ACJ, Boeing BBJ, Bombardier, Daher Kodiak and TBM, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream, HondaJet, Textron including Beechcraft, Bell and Cessna, Piaggio, Pilatus and Viking with support for most other OEMs. CAMP is the exclusive Engine Health Monitoring provider for all Pratt & Whitney Canada engines and Honeywell TFE, HTF and TPE engines.

HRL's scientists and engineers are on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research, providing real-world technology solutions, and advancing the state of the art. We continue to be recognized as one of the world's premier physical science and engineering research laboratories.

AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), supplied to organizations within the United States Department of Defense (DoD), charging systems for electric vehicle batteries and power cycling and test systems supplied to commercial and government customers. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment focuses primarily on the design, development, production and support of UAS. The Efficient Energy Systems business segment focuses on the design, development, production and support of electric energy systems, which addresses the demand for clean transportation.