# SNC selects Skyryse to pursue flight automation retrofits for defense aircraft The collaboration pairs SkyOS flight controls with SNC's aircraft integration and modification experience, with an initial focus on existing defense fleets. Published 2026-10-28 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/28/snc-selects-skyryse-to-pursue-flight-automation-retrofits-for/ SNC has selected Skyryse to help bring flight automation and autonomous capabilities to existing aircraft fleets.[1] The collaboration, announced Oct. 27, initially focuses on defense platforms.[1] Skyryse brings SkyOS flight-control hardware and software; SNC brings more than 60 years of experience integrating, modifying and sustaining military and commercial aircraft.[1] The companies are looking to integrate SkyOS across a range of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft used across the services, with other platform categories under consideration.[1] “Modernizing a fleet doesn't always mean buying new aircraft,” SNC executive vice president Jon Piatt said in the Oct. 27 release.[1] The release says SNC holds a Federal Aviation Administration Organization Designation Authorization through subsidiary 3S Engineering and Certification, giving it authority to certify SkyOS integration.[1] Skyryse also reports that SkyOS was integrated into a UH 60 Black Hawk and flown within 91 days.[1] ## Why it matters The potential work extends beyond flight controls to integration, certification, retrofit installation and broader deployment.[1] Those remain opportunities to explore; the announcement names no military customer or order for the collaboration.[1] ## Sources 1. Skyryse: SNC, Skyryse Announce Collaboration to Advance Software-Defined Flight Automation for Existing Aircraft Fleets, PR Newswire, Oct. 27, 2026