Skyfly Technologies
About
About Skyfly Technologies
Skyfly Technologies is a British aircraft developer based in Thorpe Mandeville. Its flagship Axe is a piloted two-seat electric aircraft that combines vertical take-off with wing-borne cruise. Alongside that civilian programme, the company is developing Longbow, a hybrid-electric uncrewed derivative aimed at defence and government logistics, surveillance and other special missions. The shared architecture uses fixed-angle propulsion rather than tilting motors or rotating wings.
Skyfly’s October 2026 seed financing supports certification work, manufacturing capacity and continued hybrid-propulsion development. Its reported prototype flights and private-customer order book concern the piloted Axe, while Longbow remains a development programme. The company has described UK manufacturing and US flight-test activity, with first Axe customer deliveries planned for 2027. Those civilian milestones provide business context but do not establish uncrewed aircraft deliveries or an operational autonomous fleet.
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Funding
- 2026-10-20 - Seed - $10M - Skyfly raises $10 million seed for Axe and Longbow development
Skyfly closed a $10 million seed round led by HICO Investment Group, with participation from Archangel. - source: skyfly.aero
Investors
- Archangel - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-20
- HICO Investment Group - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-20
Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-20 - Funding - Skyfly raises $10 million seed for Axe and Longbow development
Capital will support certification work, UK and US production capacity, and the engineering team. The round also advances hybrid propulsion and the Longbow uncrewed aircraft for defence and government customers. First customer deliveries of the piloted Axe are planned for 2027.
Source - 2026-07-22 - Product Launch - Skyfly unveils hybrid propulsion for uncrewed aircraft and opens electric technology to OEMs
The hybrid system is designed for in-flight charging, off-grid ground recharging and compatibility with JP8 fuel. Skyfly also opened its electric propulsion technology to other aircraft OEMs. The electric architecture combines an integrated motor-inverter co-developed with SciMo, a power-distribution unit and an in-house battery system.
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Relations
Relationships
- SciMo
Technology Partner - Skyfly and SciMo co-developed the integrated motor-inverter used in Skyfly’s electric propulsion architecture.