Rad Aviation was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Kidlington.

[1] The company was founded in 1989 as a powered paragliding research and development enterprise, producing their first production paramotor in 1995.

By 2006 they reported that they had shipped more than 450 paramotors, selling mostly in the UK and Europe, plus the Middle East.

[2][3] The company focus was on very lightweight paramotors with low-powered engines.

Designs produced included the Rad Arrow, MXL, RXL and the SXL Custom.