Skyward

Skyward, Ltd. is a growing small business established in 1997, providing a broad range of professional and engineering services and custom product solutions to U.S. Government and industry partners. With offices conveniently located across the street from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and in Ridgecrest, CA, adjacent to the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Skyward is ideally situated to provide personalized project support from concept and design through production to testing and validation.

Our Mission

Our mission at Skyward, Ltd. is to provide high-quality professional services and custom solutions to U.S. Government and Industry Partners, focusing on the survivability and mission effectiveness of their people and resources. We achieve this by tapping into our talents, experience, flexibility, and efficiency as a small business. We leverage partnerships with large and small businesses to ensure success in all required technical areas, utilize a "wingman" approach to provide personalized support to customers, and combine unique expertise to solve difficult problems.

Our Story

Founded in 1997, Skyward, Ltd. began with a vision to provide customers with more personal and detail-oriented professional services. Today, Skyward has expanded its capabilities to provide custom product solutions and tools that enable our customers to get better answers faster and at a lower cost. Our expertise includes test & evaluation, modeling & simulation, and game-changing areas such as unmanned aerial systems (UAS), additive manufacturing, and machine learning.

Our Experts

Skyward's technical staff is composed of engineers, mathematicians, and computer scientists with a variety of backgrounds. Our staff averages over 20 years of experience with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) averaging over 35 years of experience in a diversity of specialized areas. Contracts with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Department of Agriculture make Skyward easily accessible to new customers while partnerships across the industry increase the breadth of capabilities.

Our Services

At Skyward, Ltd., we offer a range of professional services and custom product solutions to U.S. Government and industry partners. Our services include:

• Test & Evaluation: We use comprehensive test and evaluation strategies to identify vulnerabilities, validate lethality, and develop survivability improvements.
• Software Engineering: We provide software engineering services, including product solutions, to U.S. Government and industry partners.
• Machine Learning: We develop machine learning tools to more efficiently and robustly get answers to new questions or those previously addressed by traditional engineering models.
• Finite Element Analysis: We use finite element analysis and create high-fidelity dynamic simulations to develop, improve, or evaluate products and analysis techniques.
• 3D Services: We use 3D scanning and design tools to perform reverse engineering, create and improve products, and help customers prepare for additive manufacturing.
• UAS & Geospatial Solutions: We use and develop UAS and geospatial tools to cost-effectively gather and process data into actionable information for our customers.
• Enhanced Powder Panels: We develop and evaluate fire protection products, including our patented Enhanced Powder Panels, for defense and commercial applications.
• Rapid Structural Vulnerability Toolkit: We create tools to assist in performing structural and failure analysis, including our Rapid Structural Vulnerability Toolkit.
• Other Professional Services: We provide a range of additional services tailored to our Department of Defense partners and clients, including testing and evaluation, software engineering, and machine learning.

Our Commitment

At Skyward, Ltd., we are committed to providing high-quality professional services and custom solutions to U.S. Government and industry partners. We pride ourselves in being flexible and adaptable to provide our customers with personalized support and tailored solutions to meet their unique needs.