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Innoflight

Develops radiation-tolerant, cyber-secure space avionics

Overview

Innoflight provides space avionics and related systems designed for government and defense customers. It develops modular, high-performance hardware and software that are radiation-tolerant by design and cyber-secure, aimed at space vehicle buses and payloads. The products include mission-critical communications, networking, processing, and integrated electronics, built to be compact and power-efficient (low SWaP) for various orbits and missions. What sets Innoflight apart is its focus as a non-traditional defense contractor with AS9100D and ISO 9001 certification, a track record of flight heritage, and a capability to deliver integrated, cyber-secure, radiation-tolerant solutions in a modular form factor for government, allies, defense primes, and new space developers. The company’s goal is to advance and enable complex space missions by providing reliable, flight-proven avionics with strong cyber security and radiation tolerance.

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About Innoflight

Simplify's Rating
Why Innoflight is rated
B
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Industrial & ManufacturingCybersecurityAerospaceDefense

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$4.7M

Headquarters

San Diego, California

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • May 2026 delivery of 1,193 SDA Tranche 1 units validates manufacturing scale.
  • February 2026 SHIELD IDIQ and September 2026 Tranche 3 awards expand pipeline.
  • June 2026 Artemis II support opens NASA lunar follow-on work through 2025.

What critics are saying

  • Dependence on U.S. defense spending ties revenue to SDA, MDA, and Lockheed programs.
  • Parsimoni partnership is early; integration failures would leave CFC-400XS commoditized.
  • Any Artemis, SDA, or SHIELD execution miss damages credibility with primes immediately.

What makes Innoflight unique

  • CFC-400XS has 200-plus sales and 50-plus on-orbit units across LEO and GEO.
  • Innoflight supplies cyber-secure avionics, encryption, networking, and timing for mission-critical defense spacecraft.
  • Artemis II and SDA wins prove heritage with Lockheed Martin, NASA, and major primes.

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Funding

Total Funding

$4.7M

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Funded Over

2 Rounds

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Services
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

26%

1 year growth

26%

2 year growth

26%
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Sep 13th, 2026
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Innoflight
Nov 13th, 2025
INNOFLIGHT AND PARSIMONI PARTNER TO EXPAND SECURE SPACE COMPUTING CAPABILITIES FOR U.S. AND EUROPEAN MARKETS

Innoflight and Parsimoni partner to expand secure space computing capabilities for U.S. And European markets. San Diego, CA / Pau, France - Innoflight, a premier supplier of cyber-secure space avionics, and Parsimoni, a leading provider of optimized, secure, and flexible payload operating systems, announced a strategic partnership to develop and deliver Innoflight's innovative Compact Flight Computer (CFC-400XS) equipped with Parsimoni's SpaceOS - a next-generation operating system purpose-built for software-defined satellites. Innoflight's radiation-tolerant, heritage, and high-performance CFC-400XS is a compact, low size, weight, and power (SWaP) processing platform engineered for a wide range of applications, including on-board computing (OBC), mission data processing (MDP), and networking functions such as switches and routers. To date, Innoflight has sold more than 200 CFC-400XS units, with over 50 units successfully operating in both low earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO). Parsimoni's SpaceOS introduces a transformative approach to satellite computing through its formally verified unikernel-based software architecture. By allowing each application to run with only the code it requires, SpaceOS drastically reduces system size (up to 20x smaller than traditional operating systems), enhances security (zero trust and post-quantum cryptography), and optimizes performance (run on demand, utilizing less memory and processor resources). The result is a lightweight, secure-by-design platform that enables satellites to run multiple applications, receive seamless updates, and maintain high reliability while mitigating cyber risks. SpaceOS' strict payload software isolation maximizes the efficiency of in-orbit resource utilization. In doing so, it unlocks new revenue opportunities for satellite operators - enabling them to meet internal mission needs while seamlessly monetizing any unused capacity. Together, the CFC-400XS and SpaceOS deliver a powerful, efficient, and secure computing environment designed for next-generation "smart" (i.e. software-defined) satellite missions and advanced space applications. "Teaming with Parsimoni brings to market a new, secure, lightweight hardware - software solution tailored for modern space missions," said Vincent Gagnon, Innoflight Chief Revenue Officer. "Our goal is to make this groundbreaking capability available to U.S. and European customers in the near term." "This collaboration marks a significant milestone in bridging transatlantic innovation in the space industry," said Miklos Tomka, Parsimoni CEO and Co-Founder. "Both companies share a commitment to interoperability, mission assurance, and accelerating the deployment of secure, high-performance processing platforms for space vehicle buses and payloads." Innoflight is a leading space Non-traditional Defense Contractor (NDC) founded in 2004. Innoflight is AS9100D and ISO 9001 certified, and develops innovative, radiation tolerant by design, and integrated cyber secure space avionics solutions, suited for space vehicle buses and payloads. Innoflight's cutting-edge and mission critical communications, networking, cyber security, processing, and integrated electronics solutions support the most advanced space missions. After 20 years, Innoflight continues to revolutionize the space industry and excels in modular, high performance, and low Size Weight and Power (SWaP) hardware and software solutions with successful flight heritage in multiple orbits. Its customers include the U.S. Government and allies, major defense prime contractors, satellite bus providers, and new space developers. Website: innoflight.com. Parsimoni is transforming space mission operations with SpaceOS - a secure, modular operating system engineered to simplify and streamline spacecraft payload integration. Designed to balance software agility with space-grade reliability, SpaceOS delivers a unified platform for managing, simulating, and commanding spacecraft payload hardware. By enabling rapid configuration and deployment of software-defined space systems, Parsimoni empowers developers and operators to reduce mission complexity, strengthen cybersecurity, and accelerate time to orbit. With growing adoption across government and commercial programs, Parsimoni is redefining how spacecraft software supports the next generation of global space missions. Website: parsimoni.co.

Newswire
Jan 18th, 2024
Innoflight Delivered Initial Engineering Development Units to L3Harris Technologies for SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Program

L3Harris teamed with Innoflight on Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program for the delivery of four Space Vehicles (SVs)

TEN14
Dec 13th, 2023
Fuel Efficiency Revolutionized: Innoflight Introduces Advanced Electronic Fuel Injection System for UAV Engines

Fuel Efficiency revolutionized: Innoflight introduces advanced Electronic Fuel Injection system for UAV engines.

Saint Joseph High School
Sep 25th, 2023
Alumnus Jeffrey Janicik' 86 in the News!

Innoflight was selected the Avionics company of the year by Aerospace and Defense Review.

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