RapidFlight.aero is currently a 404 error page, yet the company behind it is very much alive—and scaling fast. This is the paradox of a defense contractor that builds physical drones but operates with the digital footprint of a ghost.

"When your website is a 404 error but your revenue is $9.2M, you're either a failed startup or a defense contractor who doesn't need customers. RapidFlight is the latter."

The leadership team tells the story: Esina Alic as Executive Chair and CEO, flanked by Directors of Programs, Business Development, and Engineering. This isn't a founder-led garage operation. This is a professional management team executing a B2G sales cycle that likely runs 12-18 months. The duplicate 'Carl Schaefer' entry in the data? Either a data glitch or a power move—two Carls, one mission.

• Tech stack (Tailwind, Cloudflare, HSTS) reveals modern web infrastructure, but the site serves zero content—prioritizing security over visibility
• Keyword data shows 'rapidf' at 860 monthly searches, suggesting brand confusion or typo traffic, while 'uav manufacturer' at 140 shows actual market intent
• The 'not-routed' domain error is hosted on fortrabbit—a PHP platform. For a hardware defense company, this screams 'minimal viable website' deployed once and forgotten