Triumph Group's Actuation Products & Services unit will provide hydraulic utility actuation valves engineering and material support to Lockheed Martin for F-35 sustainment at MCAS Cherry Point over five years, from its Clemmons, North Carolina facility. Announced June 17, 2021.
TAT Technologies plans to move its heat exchanger thermal components manufacturing from Israel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and expand Limco Airepair there. It also plans a new global R&D center on its Tulsa campus.
Cobham Mission Systems received a follow-on contract from Thales Alenia Space Italia to supply regulators and latch valves for NASA's Orion European Service Modules, covering ESM 4 through 6 with launches planned for 2026-2027. The announcement is dated 18 May 2021.
Woodward is expanding its aerospace manufacturing in Zeeland, Michigan by industrializing 15,000 square feet of a newly purchased building for metal additive manufacturing. The company bought the 26,000-square-foot space and applied for a tax abatement.
The US Navy awarded General Electric a $219.9 million contract modification for 48 F414-GE-400 engines and engine devices supporting F/A-18 Super Hornet production. Work will be performed in Lynn, Massachusetts, Hooksett, New Hampshire, Rutland, Vermont and Madisonville, Kentucky, through August 2023.
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, plans to invest approximately $650 million through 2027 in a new manufacturing facility in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The operation is intended to create 800 new positions.
Williams International will expand its Ogden, Utah plant, adding 300 jobs and moving production from a shuttered Guaymas, Mexico facility. The $60 million project received a $6.8 million state tax credit approved in September 2020.
Westfield Fluid Controls, an affiliate of Westfield Hydraulics, will invest $5.1 million to relocate a manufacturing operation from San Fernando, California to a 30,000-square-foot facility in Lafayette, Louisiana, creating 67 direct jobs.
The Acutronic Group, a maker of aerospace components and motion simulators, is expanding into a 26,000-square-foot facility at 1100 E. Howard Ln. in Austin, Texas, as part of a multi-million dollar investment announced August 5, 2020.
Pratt & Whitney will invest $12.5 million in its North Berwick, Maine facility to add maintenance, repair and overhaul work on high pressure turbine and compressor modules for the PW1100G-JM engine.
Triumph Systems & Support has been awarded a four-year long-term agreement by Lockheed Martin for hydraulic utility actuation valves on the F-35 program, making Triumph the sole source provider for the statement of work.
General Electric received a $707.27 million contract award exercising four options for F110-GE-129 engine production, covering FMS deals for Bulgaria, Qatar, Slovakia and Taiwan. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, through 31 December 2026.
Aerospace manufacturer Flexial Corporation broke ground on a 10,000-square-foot expansion of its Cookeville facility, adding production capacity and an engineering environmental test lab, and plans to hire 25-30 employees within two to three years.
Kaman Corporation agreed to acquire Bal Seal Engineering, a maker of precision springs, seals and contacts, for $330 million in cash. Bal Seal expects about $95 million in revenue for 2019.
Honeywell has named Mike Madsen, a long-time Aerospace executive, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, effective immediately, succeeding Tim Mahoney, who moves to Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation.
Vernet Group, a portfolio company of Stirling Square Capital Partners, acquired Rostra Vernatherm, a portfolio company of Nikel Holdings and Valencia Capital, for an undisclosed amount. Rostra makes thermal control products for aerospace and defense, automotive and general industrial markets and will be renamed Vernatherm by Vernet.
Kellstrom Defense Aerospace completed its acquisition of TAVCO, Inc., a Chatsworth, California maker of pneumatic controls and pressure vessels for aerospace and defense. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Pratt & Whitney's Columbus Forge Disks business unveiled a new isothermal vacuum forge press, the C5, to raise output of turbine disks and compressor rotors for its engines. The press is part of the company's engine production ramp, following a $386 million investment in Columbus announced in 2017.
GE Aviation in Evendale, Ohio, was awarded a maximum $79,702,840 contract to support F110-GE-100 aircraft engine production for the US and Egyptian air forces, according to the Department of Defense.
Dynovis Inc. will invest $592,000 to renovate a 75,000-square-foot vacant facility in Rockbridge County, Virginia, establishing a new manufacturing operation and creating 44 jobs.
Hubner Manufacturing Corporation will invest $9.6 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Dunlap, Tennessee, creating 66 jobs over five years.
Kampi Components received a Department of Defense order valued at $3,114,759 to supply the Defense Logistics Agency with 113 aircraft fuel cells made by Robertson Fuel Systems in Tempe, Arizona.
GP:50 is adding 12,000 square feet to its Grand Island, NY headquarters, mainly for its Aerospace Division, and has bought over $500,000 in test chamber, pressure test and turning equipment, with occupancy planned by late February 2019.
The Pentagon awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification worth nearly $400 million for performance-based logistics sustainment of the F-35 F135 engine system.
Honeywell will provide 10-year logistics support for U.S. Air Force secondary power systems on seven aircraft types and ground auxiliary power systems under a $1.036 billion contract announced by the Defense Logistics Agency.
Parker Aerospace, a segment of Parker Hannifin, will make oil tanks for the CFM LEAP-1A engine as a second source for Safran Oil Systems, using robotic welding. The contract continues a relationship of more than 30 years.
GE was awarded a $437 million contract modification by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for next-generation adaptive propulsion risk reduction work on adaptive cycle engines. The award was made June 29, 2018 and announced July 6, 2018.
Pratt & Whitney announced an investment of up to $100 million in its existing West Palm Beach, Florida facility to support defense programs, creating up to 215 new jobs by 2022. The expansion covers the campus and new manufacturing equipment.
Aero Fluid Products will add 30,000 square feet to its facility at 313 Gillett Street in Painesville, Ohio, creating 40 full-time jobs and investing an estimated $3 million to $4 million; the lower figure is shown.
AAR has signed a long-term Repair and Overhaul License agreement and a Parts Supply agreement with Honeywell Aerospace. AAR will repair over 1,800 Honeywell component items in its New York and Amsterdam shops and source over 4,000 piece parts from Honeywell.
GE Aviation will create 15 full-time jobs over four years at its West Jefferson plant, which added a 90,000-square-foot expansion, as announced by Governor Roy Cooper's office.
Tribus Aerospace, backed by Shorehill Private Equity, has acquired Precision Aerospace Corp and its affiliate Precision Micro Mill LLC, Michigan-based aerospace parts manufacturers. The terms were not disclosed.
Moog Inc. was selected by Boeing to supply its CEMA thrust vector control actuators and Rocket Engine Modules with MONARC-90 engines for NASA's Space Launch System Exploration Upper Stage program. The CEMA hardware is made in East Aurora, NY and the REMs in Niagara Falls, NY.
Unison Industries plans to invest nearly $30 million to upgrade its product manufacturing and R&D operations in Norwich, Chenango County, New York. The project is expected to create 76 new jobs over five years and retain 362 existing jobs.
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command awarded GE Aviation a $143,481,258 Low-Rate Initial Production contract to build 22 T408-GE-400 engines for the U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. The contract was announced on November 20, 2017.
Pratt & Whitney Autoair has invested about $96 million in facilities in the Lansing area over three years and created more than 700 jobs there. The Lansing plants make fan blades for geared turbofan engines, and a new 93,000 sq ft facility in Holt started production.
Pratt & Whitney commissioned a new 93,000 square-foot fan blade manufacturing facility at its AutoAir plant in Lansing, Michigan, for PurePower GTF engines. The $97 million investment adds to an existing GTF fan blade line.
Triumph Group signed a long-term agreement to supply thrust reverser cowl opening system actuators to Safran Nacelles for the A320neo with CFM LEAP-1A engines, with work performed at Triumph's Clemmons, North Carolina facility.
Honeywell plans to invest more than $10 million and add up to 5,000 square feet of manufacturing space at its Greer, South Carolina aerospace facility, creating about 30 jobs by 2019. South Carolina committed additional tax incentives over 20 years.
Germany's Winkelmann Group plans to invest $12 million to establish Winkelmann Flowform Technology, a metal forming operation in Auburn, Alabama, creating 50 jobs over five years.
Williams International plans to move its headquarters to Pontiac, Michigan, and acquire four parcels including the vacant Motown Motion Picture Studio, with a $344.5 million investment by 2022 to build a jet manufacturing facility.
Continental Motors Group, an AVIC subsidiary, will build a new facility of nearly 225,000 square feet in Mobile, Alabama, for engine and parts manufacturing and a corporate office, replacing its 11 existing buildings. It is the first step of a three-year global investment plan.
Pratt & Whitney installed a new atomization tower at its HMI facility in Clayville, New York, as part of a $7 million expansion that doubles output of nickel superalloy powder used in engine components.
PMI Aerospace, based in Rockford, Illinois, acquired Reno, Nevada-based Precision Valve, a maker of hydraulic servo valve components for commercial and military aircraft flight control systems.
Wencor Group, an aerospace aftermarket provider, has acquired Accessory Technologies Corporation (ATC), a certified repair station specializing in pneumatic valves and electro-mechanical actuators. Terms were not disclosed.
American BOA, Inc. has acquired Flexial Corporation, a Cookeville, Tennessee maker of welded metal bellows for aerospace and defense markets. Terms were not disclosed.
Meggitt PLC completed the acquisition of Elite Aerospace, a Miami-based repair and overhaul specialist for aircraft components, and placed it within its aftermarket organization.
AAR's OEM Aftermarket Solutions group was named exclusive distributor for Milton Industries' pneumatic ground support equipment for global commercial airline and military markets. The agreement was announced on February 15, 2017 in Wood Dale, Illinois.
Pratt & Whitney will invest approximately $386 million in its Columbus, Georgia facility to increase production of parts and maintenance services, including a 200,000 sq ft GTF engine overhaul building and a new forge press facility. More than 500 new employees will be hired. The announcement was made on February 14, 2017.
Oxford Performance Materials has been selected by Boeing to manufacture 3D-printed OXFAB structures for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and has begun shipping production parts.