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Startup · New Zealand

SYOS Aerospace

HQ Mount Maunganui, New ZealandFounded 202151-200 employees

SYOS designs and manufactures a multi-domain portfolio of advanced uncrewed autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and subsurface.

Website

Funding3 rounds

Equity raised
Undisclosed
Debt, secondaries & grants
~$87K
Latest
UndisclosedSeed · Sep 22, 2026
  • Seed
    Undisclosed
    Sep 22, 2026
  • Grant
    ~$34K
    Jul 29, 2024
  • Grant
    ~$54K
    Jul 13, 2023

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems10

AAIMS

Autonomy software for coordinating uncrewed platforms across air, land and sea.

Maturity not rated

AAIMS-APN

Vision-based positioning and navigation solution for uncrewed systems.

Maturity not rated

SA1

Uncrewed interceptor aircraft for counter-drone missions.

Maturity not rated

SA2

Multirotor uncrewed aircraft for intelligence and surveillance.

Maturity not rated

SA200

Heavy-lift uncrewed helicopter developed for cargo transport and surveillance.

Maturity not rated

SA7

Uncrewed aircraft for logistics and mission-specific payloads.

Maturity not rated
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Capabilities1

  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs multi-domain uncrewed autonomous systems across air, land, sea and subsurface; the text does not name customers, but multi-domain uncrewed systems have clear defense use.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People
PersonRole
Cameron BakerCo-Founder
Samuel VyeCEO & Founder

Sources12

Show all 12 sources and supporting evidence

Profile2

  1. 1

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "New Zealand", "hq_iso2": "NZ", "id": "461c3ead-0d71-41fc-a94b-07ff64d67727"}”
  2. 2

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “SYOS designs and manufactures a multi-domain portfolio of advanced uncrewed autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and subsurface.”

Systems9

  1. 3

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “AAIMS-APN – navigation without limits APN – assured positioning and navigation – is a low-cost, resilient navigation solution for UAS platforms operating in GNSS-contested or denied environments. Using advanced vision-based positioning, it delivers accurate, drift-free, real-time navigation across air, land, and maritime domains – even in degraded visibility.”
  2. 4

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “# SA1 UAS Interceptor — speed, precision, and confidence in critical scenarios Proven in real-world conditions, the SA1 is a high-speed, one-on-one interceptor UAS designed to neutralise hostile threats.”
  3. 5

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “The SA200 is a TRL7 heavy-lift, high-endurance uncrewed autonomous helicopter built for modern operational demands at the lowest cost-to-capability ratio. Designed for complex and hostile environments, ISR and cargo, delivering long-range performance, reliability and survivability.”
  4. 6

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “# SA2 — advanced tactical ISR for contested environments Engineered to enhance situational awareness, SA2 is a sub-7kg multirotor ISR for decisive, real-time intelligence through extended endurance and high-quality sensor integration.”
  5. 7

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “# SA7 UAS — High impact logistics, rugged performance With a 7 kg+ payload capacity and over 35 minutes of flight endurance, SA7 delivers reliable airborne logistic, ideal for critical supplies and emergency consumables.”
  6. 8

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “The SG400 delivers long-endurance, resilient, and precise ground autonomy, built to improve productivity, detection, monitoring and access to hard-to-reach areas.”
  7. 9

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “Combat proven in Ukraine, the SM300 is a multi-role USV delivering speed, endurance and mission flexibility, at a market leading cost to capability ratio. Delivering swarming autonomy and advanced EW-resilient performance, for persistent offshore operations up to 700 nautical miles.”
  8. 10

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “SM400 USV. High-speed, operational flexibility and resilience SM400 is a fully enclosed 7.2-meter, high-speed tactical USV. Its modular mission architecture and large payload bay support fleet shadowing, conduct electronic warfare and ISR missions”
  9. 11

    SYOS Aerospace · Supports System

    “# SU10 UUV  —  Tethered subsurface system for rapid response operations The SU10 delivers resilient, reliable subsurface capability, engineered for depth, rapid deployment and operational assurance below the surface.”

Funding1

  1. 12

    Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role

    “funding round: Seed Round, 2026-09-22, lead: Altered Capital;NZVC;Outset Ventures”

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