Defense
Syensqo Composite Materials to Power MV-75 Cheyenne
Composites, adhesive and specialty polymers will contribute to the U.S. Army’s vertical lift aircraft, enhancing speed, range and survivability.
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Kratos Expands Oklahoma City Facility to Boost Jet Drone Output
Kratos is adding more than 100,000 square feet to accelerate production of the composites-intensive Valkyrie, Firejet and Mighty Hornet IV drones amid surging demand from the U.S. DOD and allied partners.
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GCAP Trinational Fighter Jet Program Takes Off With £4.6B Contract
U.K., Italy and Japan stealth aircraft program under the Edgewing joint venture are driving the next phase of key design and engineering activities for GCAP, featuring one of the largest composite parts ever built for a British military aircraft.
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Navy 3D Prints F/A-18 Composite Repairs to Cut Downtime by 50%
A joint Navy development program is using additive manufacturing to put composite repair capability directly in the hands of fleet sailors, with flight testing planned for summer 2026.
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Schaeffler, Delair to Scale European Drone and UAS Production
Industrial partnership will ramp up Delair drone and interceptor production in France with a line that can deliver ~100 units/day by November 2026.
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Touchstone Advanced Composites Tooling, Fabrication Supports Northrop YFQ-48A Talon Blue Wingman
Cfoam carbon foam made for composite tooling design will enable rapid and adaptable engineering processes for the collaborative combat aircraft’s eventual full-scale production.
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JetZero Advances Composite BWB Demonstrator Build, Reaches FAA Certification Milestone
Fuselage assembly has begun at Scaled Composites' Mojave facility, where low-temperature cure composites and co-cured wing skins are taking shape for the Jet1 blended wing body demonstrator.
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MARTAC Forms Co-Production Partnership With Composites Fabricator Mystic Powerboats for USVs
Autonomous maritime expertise and advanced composites manufacturing are being combined to accelerate MARTAC’s capacity and delivery timelines for U.S. and allied customers.
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Toray Launches Fast-Cure Prepreg Targeting High-Rate Aerospace, Defense
The 3960-FC fast-cure prepreg cuts cure time by 45% and is broadly compatible with automated composites processes with equivalent properties to Toray’s proven 3960 system.
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Episode 57: Francesco De Stefano, Caracol
Caracol’s CEO and co-founder discusses how robotic LFAM is scaling composites production — from aerospace tooling to end-use maritime parts — and what AI-driven automation means for the industry’s future.
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