Bennett Marine, established in Deerfield Beach, Florida, was founded in 1960 by Charles Bennett. The company specializes in manufacturing hydraulic trim tabs for boating platforms and boasts a 78% worldwide market share of trim tabs with distribution across 60 countries. Previously based on electro-mechanical power, the company switched their aviation trim tab systems to hydraulic power in order to avoid the hazards of placing electrical systems underwater. Read more >>

Bauer, Inc. is a privately-held aerospace and defense company founded in 1916 and based in Bristol, Connecticut. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing test equipment for aviation applications, particularly component test and support systems including fuel and oil engine accessories, pneumatic system components, and electro-mechanical components. Certified with ISO 9001:2008 and MTAPP (Manufacturing Technical Assistance Production Program, a military program ensuring high-quality manufacturers), the company also has business partnerships with Avtron, DAES (DASS Aero Engine Services), Hartech Group, and Falcon Sustainment Group. The company began as an electrical contracting firm and eventually expanded into designing new components for the electrical industry. After World War II, Bauer entered the aerospace market, providing temperature simulation systems for testing engine components. Since the 1930s, the company has focused predominantly on the aircraft component test equipment business. Read more >>

On October 15, 2014, the aerospace manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney, was awarded a defense contract by the Pentagon. The contract, worth $592 million, calls for Pratt & Whitney to produce another batch of F135 engines for the F-35 fighter plane. This seventh batch will cover 36 engines and will be followed by an eighth batch of more engines, totaling an award value of over $1 billion. The fighter planes receiving the engines, also known as the Lightning II, is a single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole fighter manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. With unit costs ranging from $114 million to $132 million the F-35 Lightning II is used by the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and the Navy. Each F-35 fighter jet is powered by one F135 afterburning turbofan engine. The engine has a conventional forward thrust variant and a multi-cycle STOVL variant which includes a forward lift fan. Read more >>

On July 16, 2014, the manufacturing company, Raytheon Company, was awarded a contract by the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command to upgrade the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Valued at $235.5 Million, the contract requires Raytheon Company to produce Radar Digital Processor (RDP) kits for the Patriot System. The Patriot system is currently the world’s most up to date air and missile defense system. It provides defense against threats such as aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Read more >>

In March, 2014, the American information technology company, Hewlett-Packard, was awarded a defense contract by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the United States Department of Defense. Valued at $548 Million, the contract calls for Hewlett-Packard’s Enterprise services to manage and enhance DMDC’s mission critical hardware and software services on a global scale. Hewlett-Packard will deliver commercial hardware services to upkeep complex DMDC information technology systems. In addition, to increase the DMDC’s Personnel Security and Assurance systems, Hewlett-Packard will provide software services including Defense Biometric Identification Systems, Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification Systems, and Noncombatant Tracking/Emergency Tracking Accountability Systems. Read more >>