GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Texstars LLC, a leading innovator and manufacturer of aerospace transparencies and plastics, was awarded a multi-year Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). Under the EMD contract and working closely with the KAI design team, Texstars will develop flight-qualified canopy and windshield transparencies for the KF-X single-seat and tandem-seat advanced multirole fighter aircraft.
Texstars will provide the KF-X fighter with bird-strike resistant transparencies with high-quality optics. The company's extensive manufacturing know-how will provide KAI with transparency systems that operate in the extreme flight conditions of the KF-X fighter while providing maximum survivability and pilot safety.
Texstars has significant experience providing single- and tandem-seat transparency configurations for a variety of platforms. Texstars co-developed the F-16 transparencies and has been the primary producer since 1977. The company is also a long-time supplier for the B-1B, B-2, E-2C/D, EA-6B, A-10, F-15 and many other fixed-wing aircraft.
For more information, visit http://texstars.com/transparencies or write to [email protected].
About Texstars LLC
Texstars is a leading manufacturer and innovator of high technology transparencies and components which employ composite and thermoplastic materials in support of the fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerospace as well as military vehicle markets. For more information, visit www.texstars.com.
Company Contact
Mr. Elmer L'Roy, Vice President of Business Development
[email protected]
Tel: +1 972 647-1366, ext 3055
Mobile: +1 972 742-5021
SOURCE Texstars LLC
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