What Innovative Solutions & Support does

Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSC), doing business as Innovative Aerosystems (IS&S), is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense equipment company headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut. The company designs, manufactures, and supplies avionics systems and flight control solutions serving commercial air transport operators and military/defense customers. Its product portfolio centers on aerospace avionics with the addition, in February 2026, of the Moog S-TEC Model 3100 autopilot product line acquired from Moog, extending IS&S into automated flight control.

IS&S earns revenue primarily through direct sales of equipment to aerospace manufacturers, operators, and defense end-customers. Reported Q1 fiscal 2026 net sales were $21.81 million, up 36.5% year-over-year, with net income of $4.1 million ($0.22 per diluted share) and Adjusted EBITDA of $7.4 million (up 140.9% year-over-year). The company exited the quarter with approximately $75 million in backlog and $83.3 million in total liquidity. A major strategic agreement with Honeywell, highlighted in the FY2025 10-K, is identified as a primary driver of recent growth.

The business is positioned to capture tailwinds from a global aerospace avionics market projected to expand from $87.77 billion in 2026 to $103.95 billion by 2030, alongside rising military expenditure and the integration of next-generation digital avionics. Growth strategy combines organic product launches and manufacturing capacity expansion with inorganic moves, exemplified by the Moog S-TEC acquisition, intended to broaden the platform beyond core avionics.

Name

Innovative Solutions & Support

Legal name

Innovative Solutions & Support Inc.

Website

https://isupportsolutions.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Innovative Solutions & Support (NASDAQ: ISSC), operating as Innovative Aerosystems, is a U.S. aerospace and defense equipment company that designs and supplies avionics and autopilot systems to commercial air transport operators and military/defense customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Avionics

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Software, Certification & Safety-Critical Systems (DO-178/DO-254) (IMABAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Modification, Retrofit & Engineering (STC, Avionics Upgrades, Conversions) (TLAKAJAI)

Keywords

• Aerospace avionics systems
• Autopilot flight control
• Defense electronics
• Commercial air transport
• Flight instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Shelton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), operating as Innovative Aerosystems, designs, manufactures, and supplies avionics systems and aerospace defense equipment for commercial air transport and defense markets. The company expanded its portfolio in February 2026 by acquiring the Moog S-TEC Model 3100 autopilot product line, broadening its offerings into automated flight control systems.

Product overview

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), which does business as Innovative Aerosystems, is an aerospace and defense equipment company offering avionics and related aerospace products. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio supplemented by strategic acquisitions, with the core offering encompassing avionics equipment and the recently acquired Moog S-TEC Model 3100 autopilot product line. The company expanded manufacturing capacity and made strategic acquisitions to diversify its offerings in the growing aerospace and defense markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Moog S-TEC Model 3100 Autopilot Autopilot product line acquired from Moog S-TEC in February 2026. Provides automated flight control capabilities for aircraft, representing Innovative Solutions & Support's expansion into the autopilot segment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36.5% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 fiscal 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HoneywellcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Major agreement with Honeywell mentioned in the fiscal year 2025 10-K report. The partnership supports growth in the aerospace and defense markets and contributed to significant financial growth.
• Moog (S-TEC)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 2026Acquired the Moog S-TEC Model 3100 autopilot product line in February 2026. This strategic acquisition diversifies the company's offerings and expands its product portfolio in the autopilot systems market.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris's avionics and mission systems businesses serve commercial and military aviation with displays, navigation, and flight-control subsystems, providing a comparable defense-skewed avionics platform.
• TransDigm Group: TransDigm owns a portfolio of proprietary aerospace components including avionics-adjacent subsystems and cockpit electronics, comparable in aftermarket monetization model rather than product overlap.
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation: Curtiss-Wright provides rugged avionics, mission computing, and flight-control electronics across defense and commercial platforms, comparable in scale and product breadth to ISS&S's defense exposure.
• Collins Aerospace (RTX): Collins supplies avionics, flight controls, and integrated cockpit systems across commercial and military platforms. Overlaps with ISS&S in displays, flight management and autopilot subsystems for transport and business aviation.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell is both an ISS&S strategic partner and a broader avionics/FMS/EFB incumbent; its commercial transport business serves as the benchmark for aftermarket and forward-fit avionics share ISS&S is pursuing.

Direct peers

• Garmin: Garmin's aviation segment produces avionics suites (displays, autopilots, GPS/nav) for general aviation, business jets and rotorcraft, directly competing with ISS&S in retrofits and forward-fit cockpit upgrades. Closest pure-play avionics comparison.
• Avidyne Corporation: Avidyne builds glass cockpits, ADS-B, and autopilot products for general aviation and light business jets, competing head-to-head with ISS&S in retrofit avionics and integrated flight decks.
• Genesys Aerosystems: Genesys (a Moog company until recently) makes the S-TEC autopilot line and HeliSAS/S-TEC autopilots that ISS&S has now acquired product-line ownership of. Direct overlap in autopilot and stability augmentation for fixed-wing and rotorcraft.
• Universal Avionics: Universal Avionics specializes in flight management, displays, and retrofits for business and regional aircraft — a near-direct niche competitor to ISS&S in cockpit modernization STCs.

Others

• Moog Inc. Moog divested the S-TEC autopilot product line to ISS&S; its remaining aerospace business supplies flight-control actuation and avionics subsystems — adjacent technology and recent counterparty in the S-TEC deal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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