Defense

CW Top Shops

From prototypes to performance: Composites company makes inroads into new markets

Top Shops 2024 honoree Calian’s composites division blends R&D, rapid prototyping and scalable production with deep engineering integration and corporate synergy.

Read More
Defense

Hexcel, Specialty Materials launch boron fiber-infused high modulus carbon fiber

High-compression, hybridized unidirectional prepreg targets advanced commercial and military application opportunities.

Read More
Defense

Syensqo composites demonstrate titanium replacement on Boeing MQ-25 Stingray

Validation of integrating Cycom 5250-4HT prepreg into the UAV’s exhaust nozzle structure underpins the material system’s use in other high-temperature aerospace applications.  

Read More
Aerospace

U.S. Navy contract to advance Cambium C/C composites for hypersonics

Cambium aims to further optimize its phthalonitrile-based thermal protection portfolio to create a secure domestic supply for U.S. hypersonics.

Read More
Space

Near-zero erosion ultra-high temperature CMC

K3RX commercializes UHTCMC for a wide range of markets, demonstrating performance in prototypes, assemblies and advancing manufacturing to reduce cost.

Read More
Trends

Materion metal matrix composites are selected for FLRAA prototypes

Bell Textron is equipping the U.S. Army’s tiltrotor prototype with lightweight materials to further enhance its speed and payload capabilities in operation.

Read More
Editorial

A return to the Space Symposium: Charting the next frontier

Since 2019 the space sector has been on a rapid upward trajectory. This year’s Space Symposium delivered that same optimism, celebrating the community’s continued proliferation, even as political and financial uncertainty raise new questions.

Read More
Hi-Temp Resins

Call for abstracts: CW Tech Days to explore high-temperature composite solutions

The fall 2025 installment of CW’s Tech Days online event series will cover high-temperature composite solutions for defense and space applications.

Read More
Defense

BAE Systems honors Polar Technology with Gold Tier award

Quality and delivery of structural composite elements for defense helmet is highlighted in Partner 2 Win program.

Read More
Defense

Integris to provide composite ballistic protection for Type 45 vessels

Integris Composites enters its fourth decade serving aerospace OEMs and defense contractors globally for critical defense systems.

Read More