Quickstep is an approved supplier for the international F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program - the largesst military aerospace program in the world, currently valued at in excess of US$300 billion worldwide. The Company delivered its first production JSF part in October 2011 and commenced serial production of flying parts in March 2012.
Quickstep expects to secure agreements to manufacture more JSF parts before the end of 2012, increasing the variety of different parts being manufactured.The Company is seeking to secure additional manufacturing contracts in the global aerospace and defence industries, and in March 2012 announced that it had been selected by Lockheed Martin as the future sole source supplier for composite wing flaps for the C-130J military transport aircraft. Quickstep is currently partnering with some of the world's largest aerospace/defence organisations, including the US Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Airbus and EADS. Quickstep, the manufacturer of advanced carbon fibre composites for the aerospace and automotive industries, announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility at Sydney's Bankstown Airport. The #
Quickstep has a fully-commissioned aerospace-grade manufacturing facility located in North Coogee, Western Australia, and will soon relocate its manufacturing operations to the former Boeing facility at Bankstown, New South Wales, which offers the scale, resources and facilities necessary to undertake large-scale, long term aerospace manufacturing contracts.
In addition to its contract manufacturing business unit, Quickstep has also developed a patented manufacturing technology called the Quickstep Process for the production of high-volume A-grade finished composite components for automotive and specialist thick parts such as spars and wing skins for large defence and commercial aircraft.
The Company is currently working with the US Department of Defence to qualify the patented Quickstep Process for JSF manufacturing, and is also conducting a major Research & Development program with car maker Audi aimed at delivering high surface finish, low cost fast processing of carbon fibre composite, together with specialised resins, particularly adapted to the automotive industry.
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