(18 September 2022, 13:07 +07)
Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS)
business unit is opening an Advanced Composite Fabrication Center
(ACFC) in Arizona.
The new facility in Mesa will be a secure
production facility operated by Phantom Works, BDS’ proprietary
research, development and prototyping division.
The construction
phase of the 155,000 square-foot facility is now complete, and the
center, which has been purpose-built to produce advanced composite
components for future combat aircraft, is expected to be fully operational this fall.
Boeing Phantom Works ACFC in Mesa, Arizona
“Boeing pioneered a new era of digital aerospace
engineering on programs like the T-7, MQ-25 and MQ-28, and now
we’re leading the way again by digitally transforming our entire
production system to build the next generation of advanced combat
aircraft,” said Ted Colbert, Defense, Space & Security President
and CEO. “The new Advanced Composite Fabrication Center and the
factories that will follow it position Boeing to deliver the most
digitally advanced, simply and efficiently produced and
intelligently supported aircraft to military customers.”
Leveraging best practices from recent new-start
programs like the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, MQ-25 Stingray, T-7A Red Hawk
and proprietary efforts, the ACFC will enable Boeing to scale a
platform-agnostic, modular and flexible digital production system
across future BDS programs.
Additional new factories supporting
subsequent phases of production are under construction in the St.
Louis region and slated to come online over the next few years.
“The ACFC capitalizes on the latest in digital
engineering – from initial concept and design to the production
floor and sustainment – and its capabilities are aligned directly
with our customers’ need to design, build and field advanced
combat aircraft on dramatically accelerated timelines,” said Steve
Nordlund, Boeing Phantom Works vice president and general manager.
“We are committed to a future where our platforms are more modular
and adaptable, our software is more modifiable and scalable, and
where our customers have a common experience across all of our
products – providing disruptive advantages from seabed to space.”
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