Daniel Brady

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is an independent aero structures company, under the ownership of The Carlyle Group since July 24, 2000. And the firm meeting the demands of an increasingly complex global aerospace marketplace with innovative design approaches, advanced materials and process technology. The company offers to its customers what they need a full range of design, testing, manufacturing and support capabilities. Vought excels in its role as a Tier I Integrator filling the gap between prime contractors and traditional build-to-print subcontractors by providing large, complex aero structures assemblies on a turnkey basis. The firm resources are sized and structured to provide its customers with any combination of capabilities and services required from design-to-performance specifications to build-to-print manufacturing or anything in between. It serves as a support partner and team member to the world's prime aircraft manufacturers at costs comparable to those of more traditional subcontractors.

Part of Northrop Grumman Corp., Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems designs, develops, integrates and produces manned aircraft, unmanned systems, space systems, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics and other systems. The company is based in Redondo Beach, CA.

Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. develops and manufactures unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. Its programs include lightning strike, Orion, Centaur, eVTOL, sidearm, autonomous aerial cargo utility system, D8, robotic copilot, solar aircraft, and spheres. The company was founded by John S. Langford and Donald C. Fraser in 1989 and is headquartered in Manassas, VA.