SKYFRONT CORP

Menlo Park, CA · Aerospace · Private

Flight planning and control software that minimizes acoustic detection of hybrid-electric multirotor aircraft by modeling sound propagation and optimizing flight paths and exhaust orientation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · skyfront.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
Total capital: $4.5M

Federal grants: $1.9M; 3 awards · 2020–2026; Rank in peer group#6 of 44
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2.6M; 10 awards · Agriculture, Defense, Interior; Rank in Aerospace#446 of 1335
Granted patents: 6; 4 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#1 of 44

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ultra-fast 10 Hour, 1000 Mile Multirotor UAV For Comms Relay And Loitering Munition Delivery$46K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Provide Perimeter 8 Battery-electric UAS Systems, Anduril Lattice NGC2 Integration, Operator Training, And Exercise Support To The U.S. Army 4TH Infantry Division (4ID)$333K
Mar 2026Federal contractInterior · Skyfront Corp. Blanket Purchase Agreement Call Order$19K
Dec 2025Federal contractInterior · Skyfront Corp. Unmanned Aircraft System Perimeter 8+ And Accessories Blanket Purchase Agreement Call Order$160K
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR DP2, A244-P038, Skyfront$1.7M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR DP2, A244-P038, Skyfront$1.7M
Aug 2023Federal contractAgriculture · LIDAR Unit$208K

Show 6 earlier federal awards

Aug 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Drone Upgrade From Perimeter 4 To Perimeter 8$13K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Skyfront Perimeter 8 UAV Use And Maintenance Training$15K
Jun 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Or Drone$79K
Nov 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automated Noise Mitigation for Hybrid-Electric Multirotor Aircraft Using Sound Redirection, Atmospheric Modeling, and Intelligent Flight Planning$149K
Nov 2020Federal contractDefense · Automated Noise Mitigation For Hybrid-electric Multirotor Aircraft Using Sound Redirection$15K
Sep 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Skyfront: Perimeter 4 Uas(base).$84K

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Standing among 44 peers

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Aerospace · Software

Federal grants#6 · top 14%
Granted patents#1 · top 2%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 6 granted of 10

May 12, 2026GrantedCollapsible Enclosure And SuspensionUSPTOUS 12,623,783
Jul 15, 2025GrantedDeployment Mechanism, Communication And Operation For A Host-parasite Drone SystemUSPTOUS 12,360,525
Nov 14, 2023GrantedDeployment Mechanism, Communication And Operation For A Host-parasite Drone SystemUSPTOUS 11,815,888

Show all 10 patent records

Collapsible Enclosure And SuspensionMay 12, 2026 · US 12,623,783Granted
Deployment Mechanism, Communication And Operation For A Host-parasite Drone SystemJul 15, 2025 · US 12,360,525Granted
Deployment Mechanism, Communication And Operation For A Host-parasite Drone SystemNov 14, 2023 · US 11,815,888Granted
Deployment Mechanism, Communication And Operation For A Host-parasite Drone SystemNov 16, 2021 · US 11,175,655Granted
Flight Controller With Generator ControlDec 22, 2020 · US 10,870,494Granted
Flight Controller With Generator ControlDec 4, 2018 · US 10,144,527Granted
Flight Controller For A Series-hybrid Multirotor AircraftApplication 62137915Pending
Collapsible Enclosure And Suspension For A MagnetometerApplication 63661685Pending
Deployment Mechanism, Communication And Operation For A Host-parasite Drone SystemApplication 63010473Pending
Flight Controller With Generator ControlApplication PCTUS2016024261Pending

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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