Design, buil and installation 7 meter radome  »

This month a 7-meter composite radome was successfully installed on the Dutch LPD-2 naval vessel. The engineering activities of this unique product started in June 2006 and involved concept and detailed design, including FEM analysis of the radome structure, composite – metal interface and...

Published: 2007-02-01 01:08 pm

Dutch forces take sperwer UAV into Afganistan »

Airborne supports the Dutch Ministry of Defence since 2005 with the maintenance and structural repairs of the composite Sperwer UAV airframe. At this moment the Dutch forces have taken 51 Belly Pods (bottom part of the airframe) into Kamp Holland in Uruzgan Afghanistan, from which 21 pieces are...

Published: 2007-02-01 01:07 pm

South pole telescope deployed »

At the beginning of 2007 the South Pole Telescope with a 10 m CFRP Back Up Structure made by Airborne is successfully installed at the pole within schedule. This system is the largest telescope ever deployed at the South Pole. After leaving the Airborne Composites factory in The Netherlands, the...

Published: 2007-01-01 01:02 pm

Prime minister visites Airborne »

Monday October 16, 2006, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende received the first edition of the report ‘Trust in Entrepeneurs’ during a ceremony at the Airborne Composites site in The Hague. The  report is written by the commission of the CDA Science Institute headed by Mr. Kortenhorst...

Published: 2006-10-01 01:00 pm

One company on one location »

Dear Client, Supplier or Contact, Airborne has moved her composites engineering activities from Leidschendam to The Hague, The Netherlands. This is the next step for the Airborne group to be integrated into one company, on one location under one name. From October 1st, 2006 the offices will be...

Published: 2006-09-01 12:58 pm

Improved train structure »

Airborne Composites completed successfully the engineering and manufacturing of the first two composite front panels for the Dutch ICM trains. The delivery of these pilot products is planned before the end of this month, as part of a prototype series of four ship sets. The new integrated...

Published: 2006-08-01 12:57 pm

Radomes for Royal Netherlands Navy »

Last month Airborne Composites received an order for the engineering and manufacturing of a composite naval radome. The order to develop this seven-meter long structure was awarded by the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and will be installed on the new Landing Platform Dock...

Published: 2006-07-01 12:55 pm

F-35 JSF Award »

Airborne Composites received last week an award of Lockheed Martin for her contribution in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. "The innovation and quality of Airborne Composites stand as testament to the dedication and skill of its talented workforce" as stated by Tom Burbage - Executive Vice...

Published: 2006-06-01 12:54 pm

ALMA Telescopes »

Airborne Composites, The Netherlands, is selected as contractor for the delivery of 25 12 meter diameter CFRP Back Up Structures for the ALMA project in Chili. This 6 year contract is awarded by Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH in Duisburg, Germany. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array, or ALMA, is an...

Published: 2006-06-01 12:53 pm

Unmanned target towing vehicle »

Airborne will present the Mooncat unmanned target towing vehicle on the Eurosatory 2006 exhibition next month in Paris (booth Nr. H-11-10). The Mooncat is an autonomous GPS guided Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) for military use. Designed to meet the stringent requirements of modern armed forces, the...

Published: 2006-05-01 12:51 pm