AIRCO

Founded in 2017, AIRCO is a defense system integrator based in New York, United States working in mro & logistics.

AIRCO is a carbon conversion technology company founded in 2017 by Gregory Constantine and Dr. Stafford Sheehan. It develops the proprietary AIRMADE process, which converts captured carbon dioxide and hydrogen into synthetic fuels and chemicals, including sustainable aviation fuel, synthetic diesel, synthetic kerosene-based propulsion fuel, methanol and ethanol. Its defense-related work centres on the MAD Fuel System, a containerized, deployable unit that produces fuel on site for deployed forces and remote operations, reducing reliance on fuel convoys and tanker logistics. The MAD programme has been funded through U.S. Air Force STRATFI and SBIR efforts and supported by the Defense Innovation Unit, DLA, AFRL and AFPET, including Project SynCE with SOCOM, in which synthetic diesel was demonstrated in a RHIB and a Polaris MRZR. The company states it licenses its industrial process technologies to partners rather than owning and operating plants, and it also builds deployable fuel systems and a planned commercial SAF factory. Its commercial activities include partnerships with airlines such as Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue. The company describes its technology as dual-use, serving both defense and civilian energy security.