Farnborough International Airshow
July 20-24, 2026 • Farnborough, England
Hall 2
Booth 2322
Our state’s central location has made us a hub for MRO activity where a strong, skilled workforce rebuilds and repairs aircraft, parts, components and engines.
American Airlines runs the largest single-site commercial aircraft MRO facility in the world at Tulsa International Airport.
Oklahoma is also home to Tinker AFB, the largest Department of Defense air depot.
Located in Oklahoma City, the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center is our nation’s hub for FAA and USDOT training, logistics and aeromedical research and is responsible for training more than 76,000 students annually.
Aerospace & Defense in Oklahoma
Lowest Cost of Doing Business in America
#1
Aerospace Entities in Operation
1,100+
Acres of UAS Test Sites
845,000+
MRO Capitol of the World
Home of the world’s largest maintenance, repair, and overhaul operation and the U.S. Department of Defense’s largest air depot, Oklahoma is the central nerve of fleet preparedness.
Oklahoma ACES
Oklahoma ACES Program works directly with military bases, major contractors, and suppliers to strengthen supply chains, open doors to new contracts, and connect Oklahoma companies to commercial and defense work.
Infrastructure & Assets
From federal training centers to globally respected research institutions, Oklahoma’s aerospace and defense industry is designed for clearance, capacity, and talent. Fast.
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Partner Directory
Acorn Capital Management
We are a middle-market private equity investment firm fueled by over two decades of dynamic history in aerospace, defense, intelligence, and space. Acorn invests in operating companies that strive to enhance global mobility, protect national interests, and develop next-generation intelligence-gathering technology. Our legacy thrives on working in tandem with management teams, building portfolio companies into significant market leaders.
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Laura Ihrig, Executive Operations Manager
Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation
The Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation (BAEDC) connects businesses with the resources needed for success. Through strong partnerships and strategic investment, Broken Arrow has become a hub for advanced manufacturing and mission-critical aerospace and defense operations. The city offers the infrastructure, skilled workforce, and execution-focused environment companies need to move quickly and scale with confidence. With strengths in precision manufacturing, engineering, and research-driven industries, Broken Arrow supports complex operations through robust workforce training partnerships and a business-ready approach to development. For companies seeking operational reliability and long-term growth, Broken Arrow delivers a competitive advantage in the heart of America.
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Amber Miller, CEcD, Vice President of Economic Development
Consolidated Turbine Specialists, LLC
Consolidated Turbines Specialists (CTS) has specialized in the repair and overhaul of Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A and PT6T engines since 2012.
Our mission is to build unmatched partnerships with our worldwide customers by delivering exceptional workmanship, responsive support, unwavering integrity, and steadfast dedication. We are committed to exceeding industry quality standards and outperforming our competitors while upholding the highest principles of business conduct.
Located in Bristow, Oklahoma, CTS operates from a 37,000‑square‑foot facility situated at the Bristow Municipal Airport, enabling us to efficiently serve customers across the region and around the world.
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Keith Rash, Director of Sales and Marketing
CymSTAR LLC
CymSTAR is a U.S.-based small business delivering advanced training and simulation solutions to defense and aerospace customers worldwide. The company specializes in engineering-led device design, modification, and sustainment of mission-critical training systems, including flight simulators, JTAC trainers, and XR-enabled environments. With deep expertise in aero modeling, ARASQ standards, and distributed mission operations, CymSTAR supports programs across the USAF, Navy, Army, and international partners. Its agile, customer-focused approach integrates hardware, software, and AI-enabled technologies to improve readiness, accelerate capability delivery, and extend system life cycles—providing affordable, high-fidelity solutions that meet evolving operational demands.
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Matt Jamison, Vice President, Business Development
Dawn Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace is a space transportation company, bridging Earth and space economies with spaceplanes and refuelable satellite propulsion.
Aurora, its suborbital spaceplane, is planned to begin operations from Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport from 2027, targeting up to 100 flights per year to the Kármán line.
Aurora supports payloads up to 33 lbs (15 kg), enabling access to microgravity, supersonic and hypersonic flight up to Mach 3.7, with the ability to fly multiple missions in a single day.
Aurora shifts suborbital flight from rare, high-cost campaigns to frequent, repeatable access for research and testing.
Dawn has over 130 staff globally.
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Annelies Powell, Global Brand and Spaceplane Marketing Lead
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
For more than a century, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber has served as the voice of business and a driving force behind Oklahoma City’s growth. We represent thousands of businesses of all sizes and industries across the region’s 10 counties.
With a team of more than 70 professionals, we advance our members and the broader business community through strategic efforts in economic and community development, government relations, education and workforce initiatives, and tourism.
Our work includes leadership of the Greater Oklahoma City Partnership, the region’s 10-county economic development organization focused on driving growth and long-term prosperity across central Oklahoma.
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Christy Gillenwater, President & CEO
KIHOMAC
KIHOMAC is an aerospace and defense manufacturing, engineering, and services company specializing in complex composite and metal structures, electronics, flight controls, specialized pods and data recorders. KIHOMAC products fly in the most demanding weapon systems in the world, including the F-35, F-16, MH-60, C-130 and dozens of others. Our Project Liberty UAS drone program is a revolutionary solution to massive scaling of drone production, providing a robust open architecture system suitable for integration of any payload.
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Adam Grimm, President/COO
Mint Turbines, LLC
Proudly family-run to this day, Mint Turbines has been a trusted name in turbine engine support for over 45 years. Mint Turbines operates as a leading provider of turbine engine services, specializing in comprehensive overhaul, repair, and testing solutions for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A and PT6T engines, GE T700 turboshaft engines, and Ozark Aeroworks T53 engines. These capabilities form the core of our mission to support commercial, government, and defense operators with reliable, mission-ready powerplants.
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Harold Abraham, VP GM
MST Manufacturing LLC
MST Manufacturing is a vertically integrated precision manufacturer focused on delivering exceptional customer service. AS9100- and ITAR-certified, we provide complex multi-axis CNC milling, turning, sheet metal fabrication, robotic automation, and small-to-mid-sized assemblies. Our advanced engineering and quality teams leverage industry-leading software and CMM inspection to ensure precision and reliability. As a Tier 1 supplier, we support commercial, military, space, and defense programs for leading OEMs, including Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems, Northrop Grumman, Gulfstream Aerospace, Pryer Aerospace, and CPI Aerospace. Operating from a 100,000+ square-foot facility, our team of 130 professionals utilizes more than 60 CNC machines.
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Samantha Cathey, Executive Administrator to the CEO
OKC Will Rogers International Airport
OKC Will Rogers International Airport’s Lariat Landing is a mixed-use 1,000-acre property development located on the east side of the airport, dedicated to bringing new aviation, industrial, commercial and retail business opportunities to OKC. Shovel-ready property sites are available now that have tremendous access off the airfield and major interstates like I-44. New infrastructure projects are also under construction, which include a new connecting taxi-lane, that will open even more aviation property off an existing taxiway running in the center of the airport. OKC offers two 10,000’ wide-body-capable runways and is served by 7 major air carriers.
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Scott Keith, Assistant Director of OKC Airports
Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education
The Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education is a global leader in the aerospace industry. It serves as a testing ground for cutting-edge technology, forging a path toward a dynamic future in innovation. Driven by visionary engineers and researchers, this institute propels us into not only a golden age of aerospace exploration, but an orange one.
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Natalie Noles, Director of Business Operations
Oklahoma Department of Aerospace & Aeronautics
The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics serves as the lead government agency to support, promote, and advocate for the state’s aviation and aerospace industry. This includes providing funding, planning, and engineering expertise for Oklahoma’s aviation infrastructure as well as ensuring the viability of the aerospace industry. The agency is responsible for the administration of a statewide system of airports, acting as the central resource point for the UAS and AAM sector, and administering an aerospace and aviation education grant program to help the aviation and aerospace industry with its workforce challenges.
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Chris Wadsworth, Chief of Staff
Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance
The Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance helps aerospace manufacturers across Oklahoma strengthen operations, adopt advanced technologies, and compete in global markets. As the state’s only organization solely focused on manufacturing, OMA provides hands-on support in quality systems, process improvement, automation, workforce development, and supply chain performance.
Our experts work directly with aerospace suppliers to meet demanding industry standards such as AS9100, improve production efficiency, and build the capabilities needed to support major aerospace and defense programs. Through practical guidance and statewide reach, OMA helps aerospace companies grow, innovate, and succeed.
Stronger Industry. Stronger Oklahoma.
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Jessica Mugg, Director of Business Development & Government Affairs
Pryer Aerospace
Founded in 1965, PRYER’s vertically integrated capabilities provide a unique Value Proposition and the ability to control all aspects of the program, minimizing our dependence on outside parts makers, decreasing time to market, eliminating layering of profits, and increasing value to the customer.
PRYER Aerospace’s internal fabrication capabilities and strong supply chain give us the unique ability to minimize cost and lead times of complex assemblies. We hold the required approvals and industry expertise to handle most projects from prototype and spares to a high-rate model-based definition production program.
Fully Integrated Assemblies, Machining, Sheet Metal, Hot Forming, Welding, and Tooling.
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Glenn Steele, VP New Business Development
Rose State College
Rose State College, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, is a community college dedicated to academic excellence and workforce development. With a focus on aviation and aerospace education, it partners with industry leaders to provide specialized training in aerospace technology, cybersecurity, AI, simulation technology, and engineering. State-of-the-art facilities, expert faculty, and hands-on learning prepare students for careers in the evolving aviation sector. Through innovative partnerships, Rose State plays a vital role in advancing the aerospace industry and shaping the future of aviation professionals worldwide.
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Whitney Alvis, Chief of Staff
Tubacex Durant & Salem Tube
Tubacex America has been a trusted industry leader in providing high-quality nickel alloy and seamless stainless tubing for the aerospace industry, our products are used in a wide range of applications, fuel, air and hydraulic lines. We proudly serve major engine programs such as the P&W GTF engine family, the GE CFM LEAP Engine, along with the most successful and proven space propulsion engines in the market.
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Adam Maurer, Commercial Sales Manager
Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust
Tulsa offers one of the nation’s most competitive aerospace ecosystems, anchored by the world’s largest commercial MRO (American Airlines) and major employers including Lufthansa Technik, Boeing, Nordam, and L3 Harris. With hundreds of acres of development‑ready aeronautic land, millions of dollars available in incentives, and a strong multi‑generational talent pipeline, Tulsa is built for growth. As a designated tech hub for autonomous systems and a rising center of excellence in propulsion, the city continues to expand its capabilities—most recently with Agile Space Industries’ new rocket‑testing facility. Tulsa’s 250‑company aerospace sector employs more than 50,000 skilled professionals.
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Daniel Regan, Director of Real Estate & Development
Tulsa Innovation Labs
Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL) is a tech-led economic development organization creating economic opportunity for all in the greater Tulsa region. The organization transforms innovation into commercial opportunity—accelerating industry formation, job creation, and American competitiveness.
TIL aligns regional resources around advanced industries where Tulsa has deep expertise, turning that alignment into action. With a strategic focus on autonomous systems and advanced mobility, the organization builds on regional strengths in aviation & aerospace, manufacturing, defense, and energy. TIL connects partners across government, industry, and education to move from vision to reality, driving innovation that creates jobs and delivers long-term economic value.
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Clay Kindred, Marketing & Communication Manager
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Representing more than 2,150 member organizations and more than 178,000 workers, the Tulsa Regional Chamber is the primary driver of regional and individual prosperity in northeast Oklahoma. The Chamber develops and delivers a wide variety of programs and services designed to bolster and benefit Tulsa-area businesses of all shapes and sizes, from large corporations to small startups. For more than 120 years, the Chamber has served as an integral part of what makes the Tulsa region a great place to live, work and play.
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Kim Wilmes, SVP of Economic Development
Wall Colmonoy Corporation
Wall Colmonoy OKC is a division of Wall Colmonoy Corporation that manufactures Heat Exchanger Cores for Commercial Aircraft; manufactures and overhauls Military Heat Exchangers; manufactures Heat Exchangers for General Aviation; and manufactures and overhauls Aircraft Exhaust Systems.
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Brian Martin, Director of Business Development
Wilder Systems
Wilder Systems is an advanced aerospace, defense, and MRO automation company specializing in robotic solutions that solve complex manufacturing and maintenance challenges. The company develops autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic systems for precision drilling, fastening, sanding, surface preparation, non-destructive inspection (NDI), depainting, and other labor-intensive aerospace processes. Serving OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, military organizations, and MRO providers, Wilder combines robotics, intelligent software, and aerospace expertise to improve productivity, safety, quality, and repeatability. Through flexible deployment models, including Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS), Wilder helps customers reduce costs, increase throughput, and modernize aerospace production and maintenance operations.
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Ron Castro, Director Sales Business Development
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