AEVEX Aerospace, a global leader in full-spectrum airborne intelligence solutions, announced the expansion of their aircraft modification facilities located at the French Valley Airport (F70) in Murrieta, CA. AEVEX’s existing campus has 65,000 sq ft of hangar, manufacturing, and office space. The new facilities provide the AEVEX campus with an additional 15,000 square feet of light industrial space for parts manufacture, repairs, and structural assembly supporting aircraft modifications and manufacture of aircraft modification products.
“Our French Valley facility’s core business in special missions aircraft has been growing” said Dan Constantinide AEVEX’s Vice President of Modifications, “The expanded facilities provide a building block for further growth in our commercial derivative special missions aircraft modification business with room to support an expected 20% increase in our staff for the coming year.”
The expanded campus allows AEVEX’s hangar complex to focus on developing unique aircraft with special missions modifications developed using internal engineering and FAA airworthiness certification resources. As an example, AEVEX is currently simultaneously developing business jet and turboprop testbed aircraft as well as commercial products including a large (23” diameter) camera portal for a Gulfstream G-IV. The G-IV STC is expected to be fully FAA approved by the end of 2024 and includes modifications allowing operations with medical evacuation provisions, a scientific mission payload (for mapping ground or underwater surfaces), or a standard passenger transport arrangement. Other specialized Gulfstream aircraft are also being used to support developmental programs for new electronic systems and hypersonic technology.
AEVEX’s presence in the special missions modification arena transforming commercial derivative aircraft to operate with new, unique capabilities can be traced back to the 1990s. During that time the facility developed the Calgis/Fugro-Earthdata G-II GeoSAR and NASA’s UAVSAR G-III radar mapping aircraft.
For more details on AEVEX Aerospace and our extensive range of solutions, please visit our website or contact Bo Alksninis, senior director of business development, at balksninis@aevex.com.