Both companies are privately held by Greenbriar Equity Group. The combined company will be known as Applied Aerospace & Defense
Newington-based PCX Aerosystems has merged with California company Applied Aerospace.
Both companies are privately held by Greenbriar Equity Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The combined company will be known as Applied Aerospace & Defense, and will supply hardware and systems for aircraft, rotorcraft, satellites, launch vehicles and missile defense.
The workforce of the merged entity will total more than 1,300, and the company will operate 1.3 million square feet of production and integration facilities across nine locations in five states.
Trip Ferguson has been appointed CEO. He was previously president of space, cyber and directed energy at Virginia-based defense contractor Aerovironment.
Greenbriar says the two companies have complementary strengths.
PCX Aerosystems specializes in advanced metal machining for aircraft, spacecraft, submarines and missiles.
Applied Aerospace largely focuses on composite, metallic, and polymer manufacturing for components including launch vehicle nose cones, satellite buses, payload dispensers and aircraft fuselage.
PCX was acquired by Greenbriar in April 2021 and has since grown through acquisitions in Connecticut, Massachusetts and California.
