Quickstep Holdings Limited, an Australian manufacturer of carbon fiber composite components, has reportedly receive funding to produce housings for an F-35 Lightning II countermeasure flare.
The F-35 Lightning II Program is the world’s largest military aerospace program and the project will be funded via materials developer Chemring Australia from the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, through a multi-million dollar US Government contract.
During the project, Quickstep will commission additional manufacturing processes and technologies, aiming at extending its capability to support the F-35 Program and other defence and aerospace projects.
‘This exciting new project will involve Quickstep applying advanced tooling and process engineering skills to establish world-class advanced manufacturing capabilities for production of F-35 countermeasure flare housings,’ sad Mark Burgess, CEO and MD of Quickstep.
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