Skyfront
About
About Skyfront
Skyfront builds the Perimeter 8, a hybrid-electric multirotor that converts petrol into electricity during flight. The aircraft retains vertical take-off and landing while using fuel-injected generation for endurance beyond battery-only multirotors, and it can integrate Starlink, LTE and mesh-radio communications.
Perimeter 8 is rated for five hours of endurance on standard tanks, an 11 lb payload for three hours and a 22 lb maximum payload for one hour, with those figures tied to the stated setup. Missions include LiDAR and photogrammetry surveys, magnetic and radar exploration, unexploded-ordnance detection, and defence surveillance. Skyfront identifies the system as US-made, Blue UAS Select certified and NDAA compliant.
Products
- Perimeter 8+
Perimeter
Team
- Troy Mestler - Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Timeline
Events
- 2026-05-27 - Contract Award - Skyfront wins U.S. Army Perimeter 8 integration and training contract
The award covers Perimeter 8 flight operations, command-and-control integration, soldier and instructor training, sustainment and field support. An initial three-week deployment in Colorado included training with Skyfront and AeroIntel Systems. Skyfront said the aircraft operated from inside armored vehicles as a surveillance platform and communications relay connected to existing Army networks.
Source - 2021-12-20 - Demonstration - Skyfront Perimeter 8 sets multirotor endurance record
A production-standard Perimeter 8 flew for 13 hours and 4 minutes in California. The aircraft covered 205 miles while carrying an ISR payload, using Skyfront's gasoline-electric hybrid propulsion system. Skyfront presented the flight as a multirotor endurance and distance record for a commercially available vertical-takeoff drone.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- U.S. Army
Perimeter 8 Integration And Training Supplier - The U.S. Army awarded Skyfront a Perimeter 8 integration, training and sustainment contract.
Context
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Context tags
- Long-endurance UAV power - Capability - Hybrid-electric endurance is the defining platform capability.
- Commercial drone OEM - Stack Layer - Skyfront manufactures the Perimeter UAS family.
- Tactical ISR - Workflow - The Army contract covers surveillance and communications-relay use.
- Commercial drone mapping and inspection - Workflow - Perimeter aircraft support surveying and inspection missions.
Commercial
- Skyfront wins U.S. Army Perimeter 8 integration and training contract
2026-05-27 · Order / contract · The U.S. Army awarded Skyfront a contract to field Perimeter 8 drones, integrate them with Army networks and train operators.
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