GKN is a multinational automotive and multi-technology company formerly known as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds. Since 1986 involved in the aerospace industry. In 1994 acquired Westland Aircraft later sold to italian Finmeccanica. In 2015 acquired dutch Fokker Technologies
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GKN and Airbus Sign MoU on Industrial Participation
03-Aug-23 - GKN Aerospace and Airbus Helicopters signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) follows recent pre-selection of 14 H225M helicopters for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). Scope of collaboration covers multiple projects and work packages #H225M
Largest Additive Manufacturing Pre-production Cell
22-Jun-23 - GKN Aerospace commissionf the world’s largest laser directed energy deposition additive manufacturing (AM) cell at its new Global Technology Center in Texas. Cell 3 enables 5-meter AM parts, scaling up additively manufactured components to sizes needed for safety critical air and space structures #AdditiveManufacturing
GKN to Build Supernal eVTOL Aerostructures
20-Jun-23 - Supernal, a U.S.-based mobility service provider and a subsidiary of Hyundai, has chosen GKN Aerospace to design and construct key aerostructures and the Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) for their electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle #Supernal
NHI Delivers 500th NH90
20-Mar-23 - NHIndustries celebrated the delivery of the 500th NH90. The helicopter was a NH90TTH for the French Army Aviation (ALAT)
Bell 505 is First Single Engine to Fly with Sustainable Fuel
22-Feb-23 - Bell 505 becomes world’s first single engine helicopter to fly Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) #SustainableAviation
GKN Ground-Based Demonstrator Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System
17-Nov-22 - As part of the “Safe Flight” project funded by Innovate UK under the “Future Flight Challenge” GKN Aerospace and Filton Systems Engineering delivered in 12 months a ground-based liquid hydrogen fuel system demonstrator #LiquidHydrogen
GKN Extends Black Hawk Contract
20-Jul-22 - UK GKN Aerospace to continue the supply of major composite structural components of the Black Hawk helicopter over five years #BlackHawk
GKN Parts for the NH90
30-Nov-20 - GKN Aerospace, present in the NHIndustries consortium via its Dutch GKN-Fokker subsidiary, produces many parts and after-market supports the NH90 helicopter #NH90
Thermoplastic Components Flight Tested on Bell V-280
03-Jun-20 - GKN Aerospace’s thermoplastic ruddervators and recycled thermoplastic access panels successfully flight tested on the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor, one of the first military aircraft flying with thermoplastic technology on board #recycling
GKN-Fokker Extends RNLAF Parts Contracts
06-May-20 - GKN-Fokker awarded 2-year extension contract to supply spare parts for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and Marine NH90, Apache, Chinook and Cougar helicopter fleets #SparePartsGKN Aerospace lightweight fuel tanks for Bell 525
21-Oct-13 - GKN Aerospace has won a multi-million dollar, life-of-programme contract from Bell Helicopter to develop and supply crashworthy, state-of-the-art fuel tanks for the new Bell 525 Relentless Super Medium helicopter.
AgustaWestland Future Lynx Manufacture Commences
30-Oct-07 - The first monolithic machined panel for the first AgustaWestland Future Lynx was manufactured last week at Oldland CNC's facility in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Sikorsky Selects CH-53K Fuselage Supplier Team
09-May-07 - Aurora Flight Sciences, EDO Corp, GKN Aerospace and Spirit AeroSystems will provide the fuselage assemblies for the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter| 26-Jul-00 | AgustaWestland Helicopter Joint Venture Finalised |
| 15-Mar-00 | First WAH-64 Apache to British Army |
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