Black Swift Technologies

Name

Black Swift Technologies

Legal name

Black Swift Technologies

Website

https://bst.aero

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Aircraft Manufacturing (336411), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft (3721), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMABAIAB

Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft (UAV)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) & Autonomous Platforms

SECONDARYIMABAIAC

VTOL & Hybrid UAV Platforms

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) & Autonomous Platforms

SECONDARYIMABAIAH

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) & Autonomous Platforms

SECONDARYIMABAFAO

Autonomous Flight Control & Guidance Systems (UAS/Urban Air Mobility)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Avionics, Navigation & Flight Control Systems

Keywords

• Unmanned aircraft systems
• Scientific aerial platforms
• Flight management systems
• Atmospheric research drones
• Aerial survey mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. UAS Hardware Sales: Sale of purpose-built unmanned aircraft systems including S2, S0, and E2 UAS platforms designed for scientific research in extreme environments.
2. Flight Services: Experienced UAS operators for aircraft rental, mission planning, execution, and data collection in diverse environments.
3. SwiftCore Flight Management System: Off-the-shelf and customizable avionics, ground station and user interface available for installation into existing airframes.
4. Custom Payload Integration: Expertise in integrating advanced sensors and instrumentation onto UAS platforms for atmospheric research, remote sensing, and scientific missions.
5. Systems Engineering and Consulting: Full lifecycle support from concept development and design to testing and deployment of aerospace systems and scientific instruments, including regulatory compliance guidance.
6. Research and Development Services: Collaborative R&D projects and rapid prototyping services for developing and testing new UAS platforms and sensor configurations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Black Swift Technologies designs, engineers, and manufactures purpose-built unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for scientific and commercial applications in demanding atmospheric environments. Their proprietary SwiftCore Flight Management System enables autonomous payload-focused flight control with data-centric route modifications, and the company also provides flight services, custom payload integration, and systems engineering consulting.

Product overview

Black Swift Technologies offers a portfolio of purpose-built UAS platforms designed for scientific research in extreme atmospheric environments. The product line includes the S2 (high-altitude research platform), S0 (VTOL variant), S0 Air Deployed variant, and E2 UAS. All platforms leverage the SWIFTCORE Flight Management System as the core avionics solution, which provides autonomous flight control, real-time telemetry, and payload-focused sensor integration. The modular field-swappable payload system allows rapid sensor changes for diverse missions including atmospheric monitoring, soil moisture mapping, volcano monitoring, and hurricane research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• UAS data improved hurricane intensity forecasts by 10% according to preliminary NOAA study
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASA is a key customer and development partner. Black Swift Technologies has received NASA SBIR contracts for Venus atmospheric exploration and soil moisture mapping UAS development. The company has been approved and used for major scientific missions by NASA.
• NOAAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOAA uses Black Swift S2 as the small UAS Observation System (sUASOS) for wildfire measurements in support of FIREX and NightFOX field missions, as well as fire weather forecasting initiatives. UAS data from testing has been validated to improve hurricane intensity forecasts by 10%.
• NASA/JPLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on volcano monitoring projects. S2 UAS equipped with gas sensors captured airborne CO2 measurements over active volcanoes in Costa Rica for NASA/JPL to better understand volcanic eruptions.
• University of Colorado Boulder IRISScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with University of Colorado Boulder's Integrated Remote and In Situ Sensing (IRISS) program offering atmospheric research services. Combines BST's UAS platforms and flight management systems with CU's leading atmospheric research expertise and ground support capabilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• senseFly (AgEagle Aerial Systems): Manufacturer of fixed-wing mapping UAS (eBee series) used for surveying, agriculture, and environmental monitoring — directly comparable product form factor and customer verticals to Black Swift's scientific/mapping use cases.
• Delair: Provider of fixed-wing UAS platforms (UX11) and aerial data solutions for surveying, agriculture, mining, and environmental monitoring — closely comparable form factor and vertical focus to Black Swift's mapping and scientific missions.
• Quantum Systems: Manufacturer of fixed-wing/VTOL hybrid UAS (Trinity, Vector) focused on mapping, surveying, and defense applications; comparable airframes, mission profiles, and modular payload integration story to Black Swift's S2/S0 products.
• Insitu: Boeing subsidiary that designs and manufactures fixed-wing unmanned aircraft (ScanEagle, Integrator) used extensively by government and scientific agencies for ISR, atmospheric, and environmental data collection — directly comparable platform category and customer set to Black Swift.
• Edge Autonomy: Producer of long-endurance fixed-wing UAS for government, commercial, and scientific missions including atmospheric and environmental data; comparable platform category and federal-customer overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Skydio: US-based autonomy-focused UAS manufacturer with broad commercial, public-safety, and defense applications; larger and better capitalized than Black Swift, with overlapping AI-driven autonomy development relevant to SwiftCore.
• Parrot: European UAS manufacturer and parent of senseFly; broader commercial drone portfolio with overlap on mapping and survey verticals comparable to Black Swift's fixed-wing scientific platform use cases.
• AeroVironment: Established aerospace manufacturer of small UAS (e.g., Puma, Raven) with deep penetration across US federal/defense and scientific programs; overlaps with BST on aerial scientific data collection missions but operates at much greater scale and across a broader product portfolio.

Emerging players

• PrecisionHawk: Fixed-wing UAS and aerial data analytics platform with strong positioning in agriculture and remote sensing; adjacent to Black Swift's soil-moisture mapping and survey verticals but with a more commercial go-to-market.
• Wingtra: VTOL fixed-wing UAS for surveying and mapping with emphasis on high-precision data capture; comparable aerial-data/mapping use case though primarily commercial rather than extreme-environment scientific missions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BlackSwiftTech
• Facebookfacebook.com/BlackSwiftTechnologies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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