- CEO
- James William Ferguson
- Full Time Employees
- 1,542
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Address
- 335 Quality Circle NW Huntsville AL United States of America 35806
- Business
- Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. engages in design, engineering, and vertically integrated manufacturing of mission-critical subsystems and assemblies for space, defense aviation, and national security platforms, with a focus on high-consequence components used across Space and Launch Systems, Defense Aviation and Airborne Systems, and C5ISR/Precision Strike Systems. The company operates across multiple U.S. sites and serves marquee programs through an end-to-end capability stack that includes advanced aerospace structures, wings and control surfaces, landing gear and arrestors, transmissions, fuel tanks and refueling booms, and fuselage structures, complemented by integration and test services. Headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut, United States, the company traces its founding to 2022 and maintains a nationwide manufacturing footprint to support programs for domestic and allied customers.
Main products and services
- Space and Launch Systems: design and fabrication of large, complex aerospace subsystems, including fuselage structures, propulsion interfaces, and integration-ready assemblies tailored for launch vehicle platforms; testing and qualification services for space-grade components.
- Defense Aviation and Airborne Systems: DA-Wings and Control Surfaces, Landing Gear and Arrestors, Transmission components, DA-Fuel Tanks and Refueling Booms, DA-Fuselage Structures, with manufacturing and assembly capabilities for high-performance military aircraft and unmanned platforms.
- C5ISR and Precision Strike Systems: subsystems and assemblies for networked battlefield capabilities, surveillance, targeting, and precision-strike platforms; integration and testing of mission-essential electronics and mechanical interfaces.
- Engineering and Manufacturing Services: advanced design, prototyping, build-to-print and build-to-spec production, supply chain integration, and program management; rapid qualification and qualification testing; lifecycle support and obsolescence management.
- Support and Aftermarket Services: field support, sustainment planning, modification work, and spare parts provisioning for legacy and new programs.
Latest major company changes
- Strategic partnerships and alliances: forms collaborations with defense integrators and OEMs to expand footprint across Space, Aviation, and C5ISR domains; partnerships emphasize co-development and concurrent engineering for next-generation platforms.
- Funding, acquisitions, and corporate actions: pursues inorganic growth through selective acquisitions and asset acquisitions to broaden capability sets in aerospace structures, fuel system components, and avionics integration; ongoing capital investments to expand manufacturing capacity and improve digitalization across facilities.
- Product and capability expansions: launches enhanced DA-Fuselage and DA-Fuel Tank families; expands testing, certification, and additive manufacturing capabilities to support larger, more complex assemblies; advances autonomous and low-observable (stealth) subsystem integration for airborne platforms.
- Geographic and operational shifts: increases U.S. domestic manufacturing footprint with additional sites to support national security, space, and defense programs; expands supply chain resilience through multi-site production and vendor diversification.
- Corporate structure: maintains a corporate structure oriented toward end-market segment specialization (Space & Launch, Defense Aviation, C5ISR/Precision Strike), with ongoing improvements in program management and manufacturing execution systems.
Industry context and markets
- Industry: aerospace and defense manufacturing and systems integration.
- Segments: Space and Launch Systems; Defense Aviation and Airborne Systems; C5ISR and Precision Strike Systems.
- Customers: U.S. and allied government defense programs, space launch stakeholders, and defense contractors requiring high-consequence subsystems.
- Geographic operations: primarily United States with nationwide manufacturing footprint; presence in multiple states to support national programs.
- Corporate relationships: operates as an independent entity focused on defense and space hardware, with potential collaborations with parent or affiliate entities in related sectors.
Notes on corporate identity
- Founding year: 2022.
- Headquarters: Enfield, Connecticut, United States.
- Website: applied-ad.com.
- Product focus: high-precision subsystems and assemblies for extreme environments, leveraging vertically integrated capabilities from design to test and delivery.