Kellstrom Defense Signs Multi-Year Contract Extension with AMETEK Sensors and Fluid Management Systems

Kellstrom Defense Aerospace (KDA) has signed a new multi-year extension to an existing distribution agreement with the Sensors and Fluid Management Systems (SFMS) business unit of AMETEK Aerospace & Defense. The agreement builds on a legacy of partnership, with KDA continuing to serve as the exclusive distributor for AMETEK’s SFMS products for the global military…

Airborne Technologies featured on Manufacturing Marvels®

Airborne Technologies was featured on the February 6, 2020, episode of Manufacturing Marvels®️ which aired on Lou Dobbs Tonight on Fox Business Network®️. Manufacturing Marvels®️ is a series of educational and promotional videos highlighting U.S. manufacturers and how their products and services contribute to many industry sectors. The series of two-minute videos are produced for…

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Kellstrom Defense Acquires Airborne Technologies, Inc.

Kellstrom Holding Corporation (KHC) today announced the acquisition of Airborne Technologies, Inc. (ATI), based in Camarillo, California. ATI’s manufacturing capabilities will be combined with the current Kellstrom Defense Engineered Products operating segment and will retain the ATI brand identity and all current customer interfaces in the market. ATI has been a long-term Lockheed Martin Hologram…

Williams Aerospace & Manufacturing Acquires Aerospace Welding

Williams Aerospace and Manufacturing (WAM) has completed the acquisition of Aerospace Welding (AWI) based in west Los Angeles, California. Aerospace Welding was founded in 1951 as an OEM certified source for precision welding processes, which include spot, seam, stud, and flash welding services for the aerospace and defense markets. The AWI technical data, tooling, and…

Aero Precision Signs Agreement with Honeywell Aerospace for Mechanical Components and Air Thermal Systems for the Military Aftermarket

Today, Aero Precision announced that they have renewed their incumbent partnership with Honeywell Aerospace and Defense in support of their mechanical components and air thermal system product lines until 2023. Mechanical Component includes Covers, Heat Exchangers, Cryocoolers, Airframe Hydraulic System Components, Flight Control/Utility Actuation, and Pneumatic System Components and the Air Thermal System product line…

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Kellstrom Defense Acquires TAVCO Inc.

Kellstrom Defense Aerospace (KDA) has completed the acquisition of TAVCO, Inc. (TAVCO) based in Chatsworth, California. TAVCO was founded in 1959 as a designer and manufacturer of proprietary pneumatic controls and pressure vessels for the aerospace and defense market. The TAVCO product line, engineering design data, and manufacturing capabilities will become part of the current…