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AASC Successfully Completes MMA Auxiliary Test Tank

07/31/2007

 

AASC has successfully completed the auxiliary test tank for the Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft. AASC was awarded this contract by Marshall in May 2006 and has supported Marshall Aerospace through the design phase over the last 15 months.

The P-8A, a 737-800 derivative aircraft, is being built by Boeing for the U.S. Navy. It will replace the P-3C aircraft for long range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The U.S. Navy plans to purchase 108 planes, with a first flight occurring in 2009. Each aircraft will have six fuel tanks onboard, which means a minimum of 648 tanks over the next 14 years for AASC. After a very successful relationship with Marshall Aerospace on the fabrication of the 777-200LR fuel tanks, AASC was honored to be chosen as the supplier to Marshall for fabrication of the auxiliary tanks for the P-8A aircraft as well. AASC looks forward to working with the UK based company on many more endeavors.

Applied Aerospace Structures Corporation (AASC) is a full service provider of complex composite and metal bonded structures and assemblies for both military and commercial applications. Based in Stockton, California, AASC is classified as a small business with approximately 250 employees, designs and fabricates critical, lightweight, high-performance, engineered structural assemblies for the aerospace industry. The company is ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100, third party certified and has been in business since 1956. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.aascworld.com.