Innoflight

Innoflight builds radiation-hardened, cyber-secure avionics for spacecraft - software-defined radios, cryptographic modules, high-performance processing platforms - engineered for the vacuum, the radiation belt, and the persistent threat landscape that defines modern orbital operations. Founded in 2004 and based in San Diego, the company targets a specific problem: the convergence of harsh physical environments and adversarial networks where a single vulnerability in a space vehicle bus or payload can compromise a multi-million dollar mission. The technical stack spans cryptography, networking, electronics, and software-defined radios, all integrated into low-SWaP hardware designed with radiation tolerance from the ground up, not bolted on after. Over 4,000 cyber-secure space avionics units have shipped with flight heritage across LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits. The work operates at the intersection of defense and new space, where the threat model includes both ionizing radiation and nation-state-level cyber intrusion targeting space infrastructure. The company holds AS9100D and ISO 9001 certifications and operates as a Non-traditional Defense Contractor, indicating a specific position in the acquisition and compliance landscape that shapes how security requirements get baked into product development rather than treated as an afterthought. This is an engineering shop where the stakes are orbital and the margin for error is measured in single-event upsets.