Aviation data, intelligence, and pilot software.
A platform that turns data into decisions, in the cockpit…
In real time.
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IO-Data
Aviation and environmental data — terrain, obstacles, airspace, weather, aircraft performance — structured for real-time, onboard use.
IO-Aero brings real-time decision intelligence to the cockpit — manned, unmanned, and everything in between. Influenced by experience with Auto GCAS on the F-16.
Since 2014
USAF Auto GCAS
Fielded on the F-16
Saved
13 Pilots
U.S. Air Force pilots and aircraft, and counting.
Origin
NASA Armstrong
Flight Research Center lineage.
“IO Aero’s mission is to bring that same life-saving intelligence into the future of aviation.”
When the combined NASA/USAF/Lockheed Martin team built the F-16 Auto GCAS system, we had one goal: to save pilots' lives. As of 2026, Auto GCAS has been credited with saving 13 aircraft and pilots from fatal accidents.
IO Aero's mission is to move these technologies into the public domain and create systems that not only make aviation much safer, but also make flying much easier and more approachable.
— Loyd Hook, CEO
We're ready to support you
Whatever the mission.
Government & Defense
Proof where the stakes are highest.
Program managers, acquisition officers, technical leads. Auto GCAS lineage, integration paths, and a sober view of what's shipping vs. in development.
invesTORS
Composable, not competing.
General aviation, commercial, defense — not three companies in a trench coat. A credible wedge in iOS and a moat argument rooted in Auto GCAS.
PARTners
Composable, not competing.
Avionics, EFB, OEMs, autopilot integrators, AAM operators. A modular platform that fits the cockpit you already build — with an engineering team that's flown it.
PILOts
Decision support, in real time.
A real-time decision layer that runs on the iPad already in your flight bag — and a roadmap into EFBs, panel-class avionics, and beyond.
Let’s get on comms
If you have questions or want to know how you can get involved, we’d love to start a conversation.
Insights from the field
Learn about what IO-Aero is working on, and what we are learning along the way.
