World-Class Aerospace Manufacturing

Consistency.

Reliability.

Aurora manufactures components, sub-assemblies, and airframes using the latest technologies in composite materials and robotic manufacturing. Our commitment to quality is represented by our AS9100/ISO9001 certifications and Nadcap accreditation.

Fuselages

Engine Nacelles

Control Surfaces

Wings and Lifting Surfaces

Fairings, Pylons and Radomes

Doors and Reinforced Structures

Heat Shields

Rocket Booster Structures

Space Valves

Markets we serve

Trust Aurora for your custom aerospace parts and assemblies for commercial, military and space programs.

Defense

For over 30 years, Aurora has been delivering aerostructures such as fuselages, nacelles, tails, doors and more for military helicopters and unmanned aircraft.

Space

Aurora delivers critical components for spacecraft, including high-performance composite parts and pressure relief valves that withstand the extreme conditions of space.

Commercial

Aurora manufactures large composite parts including frames, fuselage skins, and tails for today’s business jets and tomorrow’s urban air mobility vehicles.

Manufacturing Technology

Aurora uses the latest technologies in composite materials and robotic manufacturing in AS9100 third party certified facilities.

  • Robotic part machining, transport, and dimensional inspection
  • Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) of carbon, pitch and Boron fiber
  • Autoclave and non-autoclave curing
  • Ultrasonic non-destructive inspection
  • CNC 5-axis machining of composites and super alloy metals

Customer Highlight

Aurora Flight Sciences manufactures the exterior surface for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray™, an unmanned aerial refueler. The components are lightweight, high-strength composite skins designed to withstand the harsh, corrosive conditions of carrier-based operations. Aurora delivers fuselage parts and skins, door assemblies, wing parts, airframe parts, and the aircraft’s complete tail assembly.

Locations

West Virginia

Manufacturing facility equipped with robotic manufacturing, non-destructive inspection, multiple autoclaves, and machining capabilities for advanced aerosystems.

Mississippi

Manufacturing facility specializing in advanced composite parts with technologies including automated fiber placement, robotic countersinking, and non-destructive inspection.

Virginia

Aircraft integration and test facility with prototyping capabilities in 3D printing, wiring harnesses, CNC machining, fabrication, and material testing.

Massachusetts

Spaceflight hardware facility with clean room for assembly to ISO class 5 standards and equipment for thermal, pressure and leak detection testing.

News

Revolutionary X-Plane Takes Shape

X-65 is designed to demonstrate active flow control, a technology that could transform the future of aircraft design.

Aurora and MSU Collaborate on 3D-Printed Tooling

The 3D printing technology significantly drives down costs and lead times for low-volume composite part manufacturing in the aerospace industry.

Aurora Delivers Critical Components for NASA’s Gateway Lunar Space Station

Under a subaward from Thales Alenia Space Italia, Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, designed, built, and delivered next-generation Positive Pressure Relief Valves (PPRV) and Manual Pressure Equalization Valves (MPEV) for use on NASA’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module.

Aurora Celebrates 20 Years of Advanced Aerosystems Manufacturing in Mississippi

Over the past 20 years, Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, has steadily increased its presence in Mississippi, transforming from a small operation into a key player in advanced aerosystems manufacturing.

Aurora Celebrates 30 Years of Manufacturing Excellence in West Virginia

This November, Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, is celebrating 30 years of manufacturing excellence in West Virginia.

Aurora Announces Manufacturing Expansion in Mississippi

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, kicked-off a significant expansion of its manufacturing facility near the Golden Triangle Regional Airport in Columbus, Mississippi.

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