Space defense

Exosonic, Inc.

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Exosonic is an early-stage aerospace start-up based in Los Angeles, CA developing supersonic adversary air UAVs to support the adversary air training mission for both commercial and government customers. The goal is to mature these supersonic UAVs to become loyal wingmen (or collaborative combat aircraft) and eventually develop quiet supersonic air

Founded 2019Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Exosonic is an early-stage aerospace start-up based in Los Angeles, CA developing supersonic adversary air UAVs to support the adversary air training mission for both commercial and government customers. The goal is to mature these supersonic UAVs to become loyal wingmen (or collaborative combat aircraft) and eventually develop quiet supersonic airliners from the lessons learned and profits generated by the supersonic UAV product line. Founded in 2019, Exosonic has raised $4.5M+ in private capital and $2M+ in AFWERX funding. The team has 15 FTEs and is developing a subscale flight test vehicle to demonstrate autonomy and potentially crewed-uncrewed teaming with a first flight timeframe of Q2 2023.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Previously Exosonic, Inc., Exosonic

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Norris Tie

Founder

Norris is a Stanford MBA graduate (2019) and aerospace engineer from UCLA (2014), In between his BS and MBA, he spent three years working in aerospace as a propulsion engineer, all on vehicles that fly faster than the speed of sound. He’s been passionate about faster commercial flight since he was little and is dedicated to solving the problem. He has the academic and industry background, grit, and passion to build Exosonic and introduce a new boomless era of supersonic commercial aviation.

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14team members reported
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Founded 2019 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedLos Angeles, CA, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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