CategoryDrones
Models
1
Overview
Defense technology company (Oxnard, CA) developing large autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms. Founded in 2022 by Danny Goodman, Swarm Aero builds multimission UAVs designed for long-range sensing and strike capabilities, controlled via swarm software. Selected by the Defense Innovation Unit for the Autonomous Collaborative Teaming program. Raised $59M total.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Total fundingsee investors →
DIU selection
Manufacturing
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Swarm Aero on the deployment map
Where Swarm Aero's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Current leadership (1)
- Danny Goodman CEO & Co-founderreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Swarm Aero.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Swarm Aero in third-party press
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2026-03-11
$35M
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
- https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-04-01/swarm-aero-uav-funding-expansion
- https://www.swarm.aero/news-release/honeywell-aerospaces-tpe331-turboprop-engine-selected-by-swarm-aero-to-power-group-5-uas
- https://www.defenseandmunitions.com/news/swarm-aero-announces-advanced-manufacturing-center-celebrates-ribbon-cutting-in-northwest-arkansas/
Common questions
- What is Swarm Aero?
- Defense technology company (Oxnard, CA) developing large autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms. Founded in 2022 by Danny Goodman, Swarm Aero builds multimission UAVs designed for long-range sensing and strike capabilities, controlled via swarm software. Selected by the Defense Innovation Unit for the Autonomous Collaborative Teaming program. Raised $59M total.
- What does Swarm Aero make?
- Swarm Aero has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Swarm Aero Group 5 UAS (Swarm Aero builds physical robots).
- Who is the CEO of Swarm Aero?
- Danny Goodman is the ceo of Swarm Aero, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Swarm Aero headquartered?
- Swarm Aero is headquartered in Oxnard, CA, USA.
- Where does Swarm Aero operate robots?
- Swarm Aero is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Swarm Aero safe?
- Swarm Aero has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Swarm Aero.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Swarm Aero from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/swarm-aero.md
- RSS feed: /companies/swarm-aero/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7fc30b49-977e-47c1-952b-1b915e1985a1
- Revision history: /companies/swarm-aero/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP