Airframe & structural
Bulkheads, frames, longerons, fairings. 7075-T7351, 2024-T3, Ti-6Al-4V. Tight TIR + parallelism specs.
Industries · UAV & Unmanned Systems
Unmanned aerial — where weight, tolerance, and reliability collide.
UAV programs are unforgiving: lightweight aluminum and titanium, 0.0005″ positional, gimbal mounts that hold sensor parallelism after a hard landing. We machine airframe, payload, and weapon-integration components for medium- and high-altitude unmanned platforms.
Tolerance class
0.0005″
Primary alloys
7075 · Ti-6Al-4V
Quality system
AS9100 · ITAR
Volume range
1 → 10K
01 · Why UAV is different
Aircraft economics, tactical-system tolerances.
UAV programs sit between two worlds. The economics push toward high-volume production with tight cost per unit. The mission requirements push toward aerospace-grade tolerances on lightweight materials. Most CNC shops can do one or the other; UAV needs both.
Our 5-axis Kitamura Mytrunnion handles complex airframe components in a single setup. Our Tsugami Swiss-type produces small-diameter sensor and connector hardware in production quantities. Our Doosan DVF 5000 with 8-pallet automation runs lights-out for repeatable airframe parts. Same materials discipline (7075-T7351, 2024-T3, Ti-6Al-4V), same DFARS specialty-metals tracking, same AS9100 documentation across all of it.
02 · Components we make
Airframe to gimbal to weapon integration.
Gimbal & payload mounts
EO/IR turret housings, sensor brackets, vibration-isolation mounts. Often weight-budgeted to 0.01 lb.
Engine & drivetrain
Mounting hardware, thrust-line components, bearing housings for piston, turbine, and electric propulsion.
Landing gear / recovery
Skids, tailhook lugs, parachute attachment, runway-launch hardware for RQ-7, MQ-9, MQ-1C class.
Munitions integration
Hardpoint adapters, pylon hardware, weapon-bay mechanisms. AGM-114 Hellfire is a primary integrated weapon.
Avionics & RF housings
Hermetic enclosures, controlled-expansion alloys, RF chambers — 6061-T6, OFHC copper, MIC-6.
03 · Platform classes
From hand-launched to MALE.
We machine for tactical UAS (Group 2–3), medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE, Group 4 — MQ-9 class), and target-drone programs. Component complexity scales with platform size; our equipment list scales to match — from Swiss-type for small connector hardware through 5-axis machining centers for full airframe sections.
For programs requiring secure tech-data handling, we follow ITAR-controlled transfer procedures outside this public site.
04 · Off our floor
Structural bracket work — production parts.
Precision-machined aluminum structural bracket — multi-feature with mounting tabs, counterbored holes, and angled interfaces. The kind of part that fits inside an unmanned platform’s payload bay or airframe section, weight-budgeted and toleranced to spec.
Specific platform, material grade, and customer held under ITAR / customer NDA.
UAV program in production or development?
Tell us the platform class and the components you need machined — we'll quote against AS9100, DFARS, and ITAR-controlled work.
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