Kellstrom Defense acquires Airborne Technologies

Kellstrom Holding Corp., El Segundo, Calif., has announced the acquisition of Airborne Technologies Inc. (ATI), based in Camarillo, Calif. ATI is a long-term Lockheed Martin Hologram Product Program licensee for the F-16 and C-130 B-H aircraft programs, with additional capability to manufacture specific parts for the C-5, P-3, and other U.S. OEM defense platforms.

ATI’s manufacturing capabilities will be combined with the current Kellstrom Defense Engineered Products operating segment and will retain the ATI brand identity and all current customer interfaces in the market. ATI has developed a variety of proprietary tooling for the manufacture of complex defense aircraft parts, as well as capabilities in CNC machining, metal forming, and structural integration.