Baxter Aerospace Raises $6M in Series A Funding
St. George, Utah — July 25, 2025 — Baxter Aerospace, an aerospace system integrator, raised $6 million in Series A funding.
DoD Accelerator fund made the investment.
The company intends to use the funds to support rapid production of both the Dragonfly Unmanned Aircraft and the Deployable Communications Kits, and expand field operations.
Led by President Michael Baxter, Baxter Aerospace operates at the intersection of edge connectivity, unmanned aerial systems, and precision manufacturing. The company’s current efforts center around:
Precision components for energy systems – Leveraging its vertically integrated factory, Baxter also manufactures bespoke, ultra-high-reliability components for the fusion and nuclear energy sectors, serving customers in defense and critical infrastructure.
Deployable communications kits – The company is provisioning aircraft and field-deployed platforms with broadband satellite communications systems to support austere operations across firefighting, disaster response, and defense missions. These systems incorporate compact, mobile terminals enabled by leading low Earth orbit (“LEO”) networks, procured through formal reseller agreements and operated on a wide array of U.S. government public safety use cases.
BA-1 Dragonfly unmanned aircraft – A Group 3 VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) unmanned aircraft (“UAS” or “unmanned aerial system”) purpose-built for persistent ISR (“intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance”) and data relay, Dragonfly features vectoring, modular payloads, and over 12 hours of endurance. It supports situational awareness in comms-denied environments, aligning with new CONOPs across defense and public safety operations.