Swift Engineering
Swift Engineering Inc
San Clemente, California, United States
About
Founded in 1983, Swift Engineering is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in San Clemente, United States working in unmanned systems, air systems.
Swift Engineering is an aerospace engineering company based in San Clemente, California, founded in 1983. It provides aerospace build-to-print services, composite airframe design and manufacturing, component production, systems integration, and end-to-end product development. The company develops unmanned aircraft systems, including VTOL and high-altitude long-endurance platforms, and has contributed airframe structures to military rotorcraft and unmanned programmes such as FARA, FLRAA and Global Hawk. Its roots are in professional motorsport chassis design. Swift operates a facility of about 60,000 square feet with autoclaves, composite lamination and automated manufacturing capabilities, and has received NASA SBIR awards for its SULE platform. Its work supports both defense and commercial aerospace markets.
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Defense domains
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Products
Swift021 Unmanned Air System
Unmanned air system
Unmanned air system using the X-Blade VTOL technology, used in a Bahamas government UAS program.
SULE (Swift Ultra Long Endurance)
High-altitude long-endurance UAS
Battery-powered ultralight attritable aerostructure designed for stratospheric flight, with reported altitude record of 67,000 ft.
Swift020 VTOL UAS
Unmanned air system
VTOL technology demonstrator using X-Blade Technology for vertical take-off with fixed-wing efficiency.
Killer Bee
Blended wing UAV
Runway-independent blended wing UAV with mobile launch and retrieval system.
Swift Accipiter UAS
Long-endurance unmanned air system
Long-endurance UAS showcased at ATLA Industry Day 2025.
Swift HAPS UAS
High-altitude pseudosatellite
Solar-powered high-altitude platform developed with NASA for extended stratospheric operations.
Banshee UAS
Unmanned air system
Unmanned air system developed by Swift Engineering.
Swift Crane
VTOL UAS
Unmanned VTOL system featuring patented X-Blade Technology.
NightWing UAS
Unmanned air system
Unmanned air system developed by Swift Engineering.
Fortus UAS
Unmanned air system
Unmanned air system developed by Swift Engineering.
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Defense standards
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Certifications
ISO 9001:2015
Nadcap Composites
Awards
Small Business Supplier of the Year
Innovation Award (out-of-autoclave process)
