Composites Industry News

Aerospace & Defense

Beyond Gravity Doubles Satellite Dispenser Capacity in Sweden for Growing Constellation Demand

Beyond Gravity has expanded its Linköping, Sweden, facility to double satellite dispenser production capacity as demand from large constellations increases.

Aerospace & Defense

Firefly Aerospace Expands Spacecraft Production With New Cleanroom for Composite-Intensive Vehicles

Aerospace & Defense

FACC Invests €36 Million to Expand Aircraft Component Production in Croatia

FACC has opened an expanded production facility in Jakovlje, Croatia, following a €36 million investment to increase capacity for lightweight aircraft components.

Composites

Cevotec Partners With KCompositeLab to Expand Robotic Lamination in South Korea

Cevotec and KCompositeLab will introduce robotic lamination to South Korea, targeting automated composite production for aerospace and hydrogen applications.

Advanced Composites

Hexcel Launches Vented Flex-Core Honeycomb for Next-Generation Space Launch Vehicles

Hexcel has introduced a vented aluminum honeycomb core designed to simplify the production of complex composite structures for next-generation space launch vehicles.

Aerospace & Defense

Kite Aero Partners With Sykes to Advance Composite Manufacturing for Electric Aircraft

Kite Aero and Sykes Advanced Manufacturing have partnered to advance composite structures and manufacturing technologies for Kite’s electric aircraft program.

Aerospace & Defense

Isar Aerospace’s Carbon-Composite Spectrum Reaches Orbit as Production Scales Up

Isar Aerospace has successfully reached orbit with its Spectrum launcher, highlighting the role of carbon composites and automated production in scaling European launch capabilities.

Aerospace & Defense

Continuous Composites Advances Multifunctional UAV Structures Under U.S. Navy Contract

Continuous Composites is advancing continuous-fiber 3D printing for UAV structures that combine structural load-bearing functions with integrated electrical power distribution.

Aerospace & Defense

Beyond Gravity Supplies Composite and Mission-Critical Hardware for New European Weather Satellite

Beyond Gravity has supplied composite, thermal, electronic, and mechanical components for the MTG-I2 weather satellite and its Ariane 6 launch vehicle.

Aerospace & Defense

Elroy Air Wins $46 Million U.S. Army Contract for Autonomous Cargo Drone

Elroy Air has secured a $46 million multi-year U.S. Army contract to advance its autonomous hybrid-electric Chaparral VTOL aircraft for modular cargo delivery in contested environments. The program will also support GPS-denied navigation, protected communications, and higher levels of autonomy.

Aerospace & Defense

GKN Aerospace Unveils UAV Demonstrator Under Rapid Development Program

GKN Aerospace has revealed a new UAV demonstrator developed within the first year of its program, highlighting the company's work in advanced composite structures, digital engineering, and rapid manufacturing for next-generation uncrewed aircraft.

Aerospace & Defense

Axalp Technologies Develops CFRP Folding Propeller Blades for Dufour Aero-200

Axalp Technologies has designed and fabricated custom carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) folding propeller blades for Dufour Aerospace’s Aero-200 tilt-wing aircraft. The lightweight blades are optimized for the aircraft’s folding mechanism and are being used in ground and flight testing.