SYOS Aerospace Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-01 - Executive Hire - SYOS appoints commercial and programmes chiefs - Bennett brings 23 years in the Royal Air Force and subsequent defence-strategy and commercial experience. Todd brings 28 years in the Royal Marines and wider UK Defence, including work with Task Force KINDRED and UK Defence Innovation. Bennett will lead… - source: syos-aerospace.com
• 2026-09-22 - Funding - SYOS Aerospace raises first institutional funding - NZVC and Outset Ventures co-led the round, with Altered Capital and undisclosed strategic investors participating. SYOS plans to use the capital for R&D, production capacity and international operations. The company develops uncrewed aircraft, ground… - source: tectonicdefense.com
• 2026-05-21 - Market Signal - SYOS introduces SU10 uncrewed underwater vehicle - The SU10 offers four-hour battery endurance or indefinite operation from surface power. AAIMS enables operators to plan, task and re-task vehicles across domains in real time. A late-2026 Antarctic research deployment was announced as planned and is not… - source: syos-aerospace.com
• 2026-04-20 - Market Signal - SYOS clears SA200 for serial production after autonomous trials - Trials included autonomous take-off and landing from a moving platform to replicate shipborne and vehicle-based operations. The milestone followed a five-year development programme. Production readiness is recorded separately from actual production volume or… - source: syos-aerospace.com
• 2026-03-02 - Partnership - SYOS secures New Zealand Defence Force multi-domain contract - The programme includes SM300 surface vessels, SA2 and SA7 aircraft, and SG400 ground vehicles. SYOS will provide technical services, training and operational support for NZDF personnel. The work supports experimentation, evaluation and integration rather… - source: syos-aerospace.com
• 2025-12-22 - Acquisition - SYOS acquires underwater-robotics specialist Bay Dynamics - Bay Dynamics develops underwater vehicles for inspection, construction and repair, including oil-and-gas and civil-engineering work. Its systems include tethered and autonomous configurations for conditions such as strong currents and polar temperatures. - source: syos-aerospace.com