Aviation Week · Jul 2026
Odys signed an MOU to develop a hybrid-electric power system for ST Engineering's DrN-600 cargo UAS.
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Odys Aviation is a Long Beach-based advanced air mobility company building long-range, hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for defense, logistics, and passenger travel. Its primary product is Laila, a pre-production uncrewed VTOL platform, with Alta as the longer-term passenger aircraft concept.
Primary product
Laila hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft (with Alta as the passenger aircraft platform)
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Long Beach, California, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Airlines and Aviation
Sub-industry
Advanced Air Mobility / VTOL aircraft
Offices
12 jobs at Odys Aviation
Business model
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$43.6M
Latest round
Series A · Oct 2025
Latest amount
$26M
Leadership
Founder and CEO
VP, Business Development
VP, Strategy
Head of Design Organization
Uwe Kiesewetter
Chief Engineer
Bob Ellithorpe
SVP, Operations
Director of Flight Test and Operations
Director, Defense Business Development
Carlos Herrera
Head of Communications
Head of Certification
Investors
The company emphasizes a hands-on engineering culture centered on integrity, attention to detail, teamwork, tenacity, and pragmatic ambition, with a collaborative office and hangar environment.
Compensation
Public signals mention competitive salaries and generous stock options, but no detailed compensation bands were found.
Benefits
Pricing
Primarily enterprise / B2B aircraft sales and contract-based programs; public pricing not disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Aviation Week · Jul 2026
Odys signed an MOU to develop a hybrid-electric power system for ST Engineering's DrN-600 cargo UAS.
Honeywell Aerospace · Mar 2026
Honeywell and Odys introduced a counter-UAS defense solution using the Laila platform.
Honeywell Aerospace · Mar 2026
Honeywell announced a collaboration with Odys to mount counter-UAS capabilities on Laila for persistent airborne defense of critical infrastructure.
Business Wire · Feb 2026
Odys announced an engineering collaboration focused on hybrid-electric propulsion development.
Aviation Week · Oct 2025
Aviation Week reported Odys closed a $26M Series A to support hiring and Laila flight testing, with a proof-of-concept program planned in Oman in 2026.