What Yulista Aviation does

Yulista Aviation is the primary aerospace and defense operating subsidiary of Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation (ANC) established in 1971 under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act serving over 40,000 Central Yup'ik and Athabascan shareholders. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and operating from a 175,000+ sq ft Aviation Center of Excellence at Huntsville Executive Airport (six hangars, four support buildings including the new Hangar M7), Yulista delivers aviation maintenance, modification, integration, manufacturing, logistics, base operations, missile defense engineering, and cybersecurity services across rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft programs — most notably the MV-22 Osprey MVIM mission, NASA flight operations, UH-60V Black Hawk cockpit upgrades, and global test range support spanning Antarctica, India, and Australia.

The company operates through 17+ wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures organized into five business units: Manufacturing, Integration, Modification; Maintenance Logistics; Aerospace Systems & Engineering; Cyber & Technology; and Base Operations Support. Notable subsidiaries include Troy7 (missile/aerospace engineering, 350+ missions), StraitSys (cyber, ISO 27001:2022), DSoft Technology (IT/engineering), and Yulista Tactical Services (NASA ALICE contract holder). Yulista is qualified to ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, AS9110C, ISO 27001:2022, and FAA Part 145 standards, and holds multiple GSA Schedule contracts (OASIS+, GSA MAS) plus ID/IQ vehicles spanning professional services, scientific management, facilities, IT, and technical engineering domains.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through U.S. federal contracting — DoD (all branches), NASA (Johnson, Armstrong, Wallops, Goddard, Marshall, Glenn, Ames), MDA, DOE/NNSA, CBP, and FBI — leveraging the ANC sole-source contract authority (up to $100M DOD / $22M non-DOD), which enables non-protestable awards and procurement cycles compressed from years to weeks or months. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales into federal program offices, augmented by joint venture partnerships with SES, Sierra Lobo, and GaN Corporation to access 8(a) and small-business set-aside opportunities. Contract structures are multi-year ID/IQ and GSA Schedule awards rather than disclosed commercial pricing, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Yulista Aviation

Legal name

Yulista Holding LLC

Website

https://yulista.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Yulista Aviation is an Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary of Calista Corporation providing aviation maintenance, modification, manufacturing, missile defense, and base operations support to U.S. DoD, NASA, and federal civilian agencies through 17+ subsidiaries and multiple GSA/ANC contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Yulista generates revenue through federal government contracts including DoD agencies (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), NASA, Department of Energy/NNSA, and other civilian agencies. Revenue comes from ID/IQ contracts, GSA Schedule contracts, and direct awards.
2. Commercial Aviation Services: Provides aviation maintenance, modification, and engineering services to commercial and government customers globally.
3. Base Operations Support: Provides base and range operations, facilities maintenance, logistics, and support services to military installations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Yulista Aviation provides fully integrated aerospace and defense mission support services across aviation, aerospace, ground systems, missile, maritime, cyber/IT, and base/range operations. Core offerings include aircraft maintenance, modification and integration (e.g., MV-22 Osprey MVIM, UH-60V Black Hawk cockpit upgrades), maintenance logistics, aerospace systems engineering, missile defense telemetry and test support, base operations and facilities management, and cybersecurity — delivered to U.S. Department of Defense branches, NASA, DOE/NNSA, and other federal civilian agencies.

Product overview

Yulista is a collection of small businesses serving military and civilian customers in the aerospace and defense industry. The company operates through multiple subsidiaries organized into business units: Manufacturing, Integration, Modification (MIM); Maintenance Logistics; Aerospace Systems & Engineering; Cyber & Technology; and Base Operations Support. Key subsidiaries include Yulista Aviation Inc., Yulista Tactical Services, Yulista Integrated Solutions, Troy 7, StraitSys, and various Tunista entities providing logistics and base operations. A joint venture with Science and Engineering Services forms Defense Systems and Solutions (DSS). The company holds multiple GSA contract vehicles including OASIS+ and MAS schedules. Services span aviation, aerospace, maritime, ground vehicles, missile, IT/cyber, and base/range operations for both commercial and government clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YulistaCARES: Community outreach program including backpack campaign for Alaska Native communities
• Aviation Center of Excellence

Products and services

• Manufacturing, Integration & Modification (MIM) A core business unit providing aircraft and aerospace platform manufacturing, integration, and modification services — including MV-22 Osprey modifications (MVIM), UH-60V Black Hawk integrated cockpit upgrades, prototype integration, and RESET programs — for U.S. military and allied customers.
• Maintenance Logistics Comprehensive aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul, and logistics support services — including FAA Part 145-certified fixed-wing and rotary-wing maintenance, contractor logistics support (CLS), and field-level maintenance — for U.S. military and NASA aircraft fleets.
• Aerospace Systems & Engineering Engineering, technical support, and aerospace systems sustainment — including telemetry, missile design and analysis, guidance and control, intelligence, and directed energy engineering — supporting missile defense, space flight, and aeronautics programs (Troy7 heritage: 350+ missions supported).
• Cyber & Technology Cybersecurity, IT services, Big Data Analytics, Counter-Insider Threat, and program management support to intelligence and defense customers, delivered from ISO 27001:2022-certified data centers (StraitSys and DSoft Technology heritage).
• Base Operations Support Facilities maintenance, base and range operations, logistics management, air combat training systems support, warehousing, demilitarization transport services, and emergency response delivered to U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and allied installations.
• Yulista Aviation Inc. (YAI) Wholly-owned subsidiary delivering aircraft maintenance, modification, and sustainment services for aviation and missile defense programs to government customers.
• Yulista Tactical Services LLC (YTS) Wholly-owned subsidiary providing maintenance, modifications, mission planning, operations, sustainment, training, test and evaluation, engineering, and cybersecurity across aerospace, aviation, ground, and missile domains.
• Troy 7, Inc. Wholly-owned Woman-Owned Small Business subsidiary providing telemetry, missile design and analysis, guidance and control, intelligence, and directed energy engineering services; has supported over 350 missile defense and space flight missions for MDA, US Army SMDC, and NASA.
• StraitSys Wholly-owned Certified Woman Owned Small Business subsidiary providing Big Data Analytics, Information Technology Services, Counter-Insider Threat, Cybersecurity, and Program Management.
• Defense Systems and Solutions (DSS) Joint Venture SBA-approved 8(a) joint venture providing rapid response hardware integration solutions for DoD and Federal agencies; supports modification, maintenance, test, training, and contingency operations for ground, missile, fixed wing, rotorcraft, and marine systems; manages DEVCOM Missile and Aviation Center's Prototype Integration Facility (PIF-3) contract.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,200 NASA flight hours supported annually across multiple global locations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sierra LobocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025Joint venture Troy Sierra JV, LLC (Troy7 and Sierra Lobo) awarded NASA Test Facility Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Services (TFOME III) contract at Glenn Research Center. Delivers engineering, technician support, manufacturing, operations, maintenance, and certification for test facilities.
• Tunista Valiant Joint Venture (TVJV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2024Joint venture awarded $15M contract for launch support services for 377th Test and Evaluation Group at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Supports national security through missile defense testing and launch operations.
• Geeks and Nerds (GaN) CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 August 2023Joint venture Yulista GaN Technology Services (YGTS) awarded Test Technology Support Services (TTSS) contract supporting U.S. Army Operational Test Command.
• Science and Engineering Services, LLC (SES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBA-approved 8(a) joint venture, Defense Systems and Solutions (DSS), providing rapid response hardware integration solutions for DoD and Federal agencies. Supports modification, maintenance, test, training, and contingency operations for ground, missile, fixed wing, rotorcraft, and marine systems. Manages DEVCOM Missile and Aviation Center's Prototype Integration Facility (PIF-3) contract.
• Calista Corporation (Parent)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYulista is wholly owned by Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation established in 1971 serving over 40,000 Alaska Native shareholders from Central Yup'ik and Athabascan communities in the Calista Region.
• Qualified Technical Services, Inc. (QTS)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTeaming partner on NASA ALICE contract bringing over 30 years of experience in engineering and fixed-wing aircraft maintenance.
• L-3 Vertex Aerospace, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTeaming partner on NASA ALICE contract bringing over 30 years of experience in engineering and fixed-wing aircraft maintenance.
• ARES CorporationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerYulista supports ARES Corporation as key teammate on NASA's Wallops Range Contract (WRC) at Wallops Flight Facility.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AAR Corp: Public aerospace and defense aftermarket services provider offering aircraft parts, MRO, and integrated solutions across military and commercial platforms. Highly comparable to Yulista in aviation parts distribution, MRO, and government/defense customer mix.
• StandardAero: Independent aviation MRO provider serving commercial, business, military, and helicopter operators worldwide. Comparable in fixed-wing and rotary-wing maintenance, modification, and engine services to Yulista's core MIM and maintenance logistics offering.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions: Defense contractor focused on unmanned systems, jet target/tactical drones, microwave electronics, and satellite communications. Overlapping scope on unmanned aerial systems integration, directed energy, and government-only contracting models relevant to Yulista's MIM and Troy7 lines.
• Tatitlek Corporation: Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary providing aerospace, defense, IT, and maritime services to federal customers. Operates with similar ANC contracting advantages, subsidiary structure, and federal-government-focused mix as Yulista.
• Chugach Alaska Corporation: Alaskan ANC-owned family of companies providing IT, facilities, construction, and aerospace operations support to federal agencies. Closely analogous in ANC regulatory positioning and federal contracting footprint to Yulista.
• ARES Corporation: Aerospace, defense, and energy engineering services firm specializing in systems engineering, test range operations, and NASA mission support. Yulista's teammate on the Wallops Range Contract and a comparable capability set on civil space test and range work.
• Science and Engineering Services, LLC (SES): 8(a) defense contractor providing rapid response hardware integration, modifications, MRO, and contingency operations for fixed-wing, rotorcraft, missile, ground, and marine systems. Yulista's DSS joint venture partner and a direct functional comparable in scope.
• Sierra Lobo: Engineering services firm specializing in aerospace test facilities, propulsion, and high-energy systems for NASA and DoD. Yulista's Troy Sierra JV partner and direct functional peer in NASA test facility operations and engineering at centers like Glenn Research Center.

Broad incumbents

• Vertex Aerospace: Aviation maintenance, modification, and training services subsidiary of L3Harris serving DoD customers worldwide. Comparable in fixed-wing and rotary sustainment work and overlapping on platforms like C-130, UH-60, and other rotary-wing fleets.

Emerging players

• Tactical Air Support: Navy- and DoD-focused aviation services company providing adversary air, training, electronic warfare, and maintenance support. Comparable in DoD aviation sustainment and pilot training mission sets, though smaller and narrower in scope than Yulista.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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