# CPI Aero subsidiary awarded follow-on orders from Northrop Grumman for E-2D welded assemblies

CPI Aerostructures' subsidiary Welding Metallurgy received follow-on orders from Northrop Grumman to manufacture more than 20 complex welded assemblies for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, with deliveries through 2028.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-05-26
- Where: Edgewood, New York, United States
- Value: $8.30M
- Status: announced
- Products: welded structure assemblies for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [CPI Aerostructures](https://endata.com/companies/21504.md)
- [U.S. Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/1019.md) (customer)
- [Northrop Grumman](https://endata.com/companies/6849.md) (customer)
- [CPI Aerostructures](https://endata.com/companies/21504.md) (supplier)
- [Embraer](https://endata.com/companies/23129.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [barchart.com](https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/2128558/cpi-aerostructures-is-awarded-follow-on-contract-from-northrop-grumman-for-welded-assemblies-for-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye), 2026-05-26: "CPI Aero is proud to supply complex welded assemblies to Northrop Grumman under our NADCAP certification for fusion and resistance welding."
- [cpiaero.com](https://www.cpiaero.com/news-2026-long-term-agreement-embraer), 2026-06-04: "Embraer has awarded a life-of-program supply agreement to CPI Aero to manufacture engine inlet assemblies for the Embraer Phenom 100EX business jets."
- [barchart.com](https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/2303468/cpi-aero-announces-new-long-term-supply-agreement-to-manufacture-engine-air-inlet-assemblies-for-embraer-phenom-100ex), 2026-06-04: "Embraer has awarded a life-of-program supply agreement to CPI Aero to manufacture engine inlet assemblies for the Embraer Phenom 100EX business jets."
- [disrupts.disruptsmedia.com](https://disrupts.disruptsmedia.com/space/cpi-aero-wins-embraer-phenom-100ex-inlet-deal-aerospace-supply-shift), 2026-06-08: "This programme is a perfect fit for CPI's Aerostructures Assembly and Integration Market Segment and builds on the experience and performance we have on the Phenom 300 series."
- [barchart.com](https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/3161896/cpi-aero-secures-8-3-million-in-new-u-s-air-force-orders-for-t-38-aircraft-modification-kits), 2026-07-07: "These latest awards underscore the Air Force's continued confidence in CPI Aero's ability to deliver high-quality structural solutions that enhance aircraft safety, extend fleet service life."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/07/3323173/0/en/cpi-aero-secures-8-3-million-in-new-u-s-air-force-orders-for-t-38-aircraft-modification-kits.html), 2026-07-07: "These latest awards underscore the Air Force's continued confidence in CPI Aero's ability to deliver high-quality structural solutions that enhance aircraft safety, extend fleet service life, and support the readiness of America's warfighter"

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