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Orbital Composites

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orbitalcomposites.com

Builds AI-driven robotic additive manufacturing systems (Orbital S platforms) using its patented Additive Manufacturing Compression Molding (AMCM) process for advanced composite parts, positioning itself as 'physical AI' running the full loop from design to production. Won a September 2024 AFWERX TACFI award to develop and scale the Starfighter X modular multi-mission UAS, with variants targeting 200 mph and 300+ mph for counter-UAS and cargo resupply, produced on its robotic AM lines with capacity claims of tens of thousands of airframes. Total government contract awards exceed $10M, including a 2026 US Space Force SpaceWERX TACFI for autonomous factories producing extreme-environment missile and rocket parts.

HeadquartersCampbell, US
Founded2015
Corporate funding$2M
Team1-10
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageGovernment-backed
FoundersCole Nielsen (Founder & CTO), Amolak Badesha (Co-Founder & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemanufacturing

Orbital S

  • Robotic additive manufacturing platform for polymers and advanced composites

    Robot-arm-based AM cell sold for aerospace and industrial composite part production

    Claim source
Machinesecurity

Starfighter X

  • Modular multi-mission UAS with variants up to 200 mph and beyond 300 mph

    3D-printed composite airframe UAS family for counter-UAS and cargo resupply missions

    Claim source
  • Production scalable to tens of thousands of airframes via AMCM robotic additive manufacturing

    Company-stated production capacity using its robotic additive manufacturing compression molding process

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2021-12-09National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)wind turbine blade research robotic manufacturing cellUS1Announcement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSpaceWERX / U.S. Space Force
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-06-05US Space Force SpaceWERX $1.9M TACFI contract for extreme environment materials manufacturingPR Newswire
2024-09-24AFWERX TACFI award to build Starfighter X drone fleets, pushing total government awards past $10MsUAS News
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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Orbital Composites Wins U.S. Space Force Contract to Advance Extreme Environment Materials ManufacturingPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Orbital Machines | Advanced Robotic Systems for Additive ManufacturingOrbital Composites · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Orbital Composites Wins AFWERX TACFI Award to Build Multi-Mission Starfighter Drone FleetssUAS News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Orbital Composites wins AFWERX award for Starfighter drone fleetCompositesWorld · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Orbital Composites installs robotic manufacturing system at NREL for wind turbine blade researchCompositesWorld · retrieved 2026-07-05