# Hawthorn Composites awarded structural inlet duct manufacturing contract from Kratos

Hawthorn Composites was awarded a contract from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to provide twelve structural inlet ducts for the XQ-58A Valkyrie platform. A new order for an additional 12 inlet ducts was awarded on July 21, 2023, with delivery beginning in September 2023 and concluding in 2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-07-21
- Where: Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: structural inlet ducts for XQ-58A Valkyrie
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kratos Defense & Security Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/29190.md) (customer)
- [Hawthorn Composites](https://endata.com/companies/71552.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [airframer.com](https://www.airframer.com/news/release/hawthorn-composites-awarded-two-structural-inlet-duct-manufacturing-contracts), 2023-07-21: "A new order for an additional 12 inlet ducts was awarded on 7/21/2023 and delivery began in September 2023 and will be concluded in 2024."

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