Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based aerospace company specializing in the design, engineering, manufacturing and support of advanced avionics systems. The company was founded in 1988 and operates as a systems integrator, supplying equipment for commercial aviation, business aircraft, military aircraft and other specialized aerospace applications. Its products are used in both new aircraft and retrofit programs, allowing the company to serve aircraft manufacturers as well as operators seeking to modernize existing fleets. The company was formerly known as Innovative Solutions & Support before adopting the Innovative Aerosystems name in 2025.
Its product portfolio covers many of the electronic systems responsible for aircraft navigation, flight management, engine monitoring and cockpit operations. Offerings include integrated avionics suites, flight management systems, flat-panel primary and navigation displays, autothrottles, engine instrument displays, standby instruments, GPS and navigation systems, air-data systems, inertial reference systems and communications and navigation equipment. Innovative Aerosystems also develops specialized systems such as C-130 engine instrument displays and mission-oriented displays, giving it exposure to both conventional flight operations and more specialized defense applications.
The company has continued to develop its capabilities around newer generations of aircraft electronics while maintaining products for established and legacy aircraft platforms. Its development areas include next-generation navigation, advanced flight-deck and special-mission displays, flight-control and mission computers, precision air-data instrumentation and software-based situational-awareness technologies. The company also sees autonomous flight as an area where its avionics, computing and sensor capabilities can be applied. This combination of new technology and retrofit work allows Innovative Aerosystems to address modernization needs across aircraft with widely different ages and missions.
Innovative Aerosystems serves a diverse customer base spanning commercial transport, business aviation and military markets, with products supplied to both original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket. Its position as both a manufacturer and systems integrator gives the company the ability to combine individual avionics components into broader aircraft systems rather than concentrating exclusively on individual products. The company is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker IA. The transition from Innovative Solutions & Support to Innovative Aerosystems reflects the company's broader emphasis on integrating advanced avionics, intelligent system design and aerospace applications across commercial and defense platforms.