GKN Aerospace delivers flight-ready Brontanax aerostructures to BAE Systems
GKN Aerospace completed engineering, manufacture and full prototype integration of flight-ready wings, fins and control surfaces for BAE Systems’ Brontanax collaborative combat aircraft prototype.
Evidence notes
- GKN Aerospace engineered and manufactured the Brontanax wings, fins and control surfaces and completed their integration into the flight-ready prototype.
- The composite structures were produced at GKN Aerospace’s Cowes design and assembly facility on the Isle of Wight.
- The delivery identifies GKN Aerospace as an aerostructures supplier to BAE Systems’ Brontanax autonomous-aircraft programme.
Company context
GKN Aerospace is a tier-one aerospace supplier focused on airframe structures, engine structures, landing gear, electrical interconnection systems, transparencies and aftermarket services. Its manufacturing footprint spans civil and defence aerospace platforms.