Articles from Qarbon Aerospace

Qarbon Aerospace ("Qarbon" or the "Company"), a premier manufacturer of advanced aerostructures and assemblies, has been awarded a contract to produce composite structures for the sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet. The award builds on Qarbon's earlier work on the platform, which included producing horizontal stabilizers during the aircraft's development in the early 2000s.

Qarbon Aerospace (Qarbon), headquartered in Red Oak, Texas, and Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) in Wichita, Kansas, today announced a strategic collaboration focused on research, innovation, and manufacturing of advanced aerostructures for defense, space, and commercial aerospace programs to enhance U.S. competitiveness through cost-effective, scalable, and independent third-party solutions.

Qarbon Aerospace Inc., a premier manufacturer of medium to large complex composite components and assemblies, has successfully achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2, becoming one of the first aerospace companies to reach this milestone. The certification followed a rigorous qualification and assessment process conducted by Redspin, an Authorized CMMC 3rd Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO).

Qarbon Aerospace (“Qarbon” or the “Company”), a premier manufacturer of complex composite aerostructures and assemblies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Canario as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Canario joins the organization after 35 years of experience in the aerospace, defense and advanced materials industries and having served on the Qarbon Board of Directors. Qarbon is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners (“Arlington”), a Washington D.C.-area private equity firm focused on Aerospace and Defense and other regulated industries.

Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. (Qarbon Aerospace) announced today the launch of the Helios Ice Protection™ System. This exciting new system advances aircraft icing protection technology, overcoming challenges that exist with legacy systems. Helios is an all composite, highly efficient and reliable electro-thermal icing protection system that embeds a carbon fiber thermoplastic heating element into the leading edge structure of wings, nacelles, or empennages. Qarbon Aerospace views this technology as a natural fit to replace pneumatic boots, bleed air, and other legacy icing protection technology.

Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. (Qarbon Aerospace) announced an agreement today with LIFT Aircraft Inc. to perform complete system integration and assembly for LIFT's eVTOL aircraft, HEXA, at the Qarbon Aerospace manufacturing facility in Red Oak, Texas. "This integration and assembly work expands upon the strong existing relationship between Qarbon Aerospace and the LIFT Aircraft team. The Qarbon Aerospace Thailand facility, (Qarbon Aerospace Thailand Ltd.) currently manufactures the carbon fiber structure for HEXA. In addition to this system integration and assembly agreement, Qarbon Aerospace will perform supply chain sourcing for the aircraft, making the Tier 1 aerospace supplier the end-to-end manufacturer of the LIFT HEXA aircraft. This program is another great example of the versatility and capability of the Qarbon Aerospace team, and we are very proud that LIFT has placed their confidence in us to support them as the manufacturer of choice for their first-to-market eVTOL aircraft,” said Pete Wick, CEO of Qarbon Aerospace, Inc.

Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. (Qarbon Aerospace) today announces an agreement with The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) to provide complex composite components supporting their AEW&C program out of its facility, Qarbon Aerospace (Lafayette), LLC located in Milledgeville, Georgia. "This agreement marks the first purchase contract for Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. since our announcement as a new company on May 10, 2021. We look forward to continued growth in our relationship with The Boeing Company providing them with highly complex composite and metallic structures and assemblies," said Pete Wick, CEO Qarbon Aerospace, Inc.