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Beehive Industries

United States

Unmanned SystemsAir Systems
Subsystem Manufacturer, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Air Forces
Profile last updated: July 23, 2026

About

Beehive Industries is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in United States working in unmanned systems, air systems.

Beehive Industries is a U.S.-based manufacturer that designs and develops advanced, additively manufactured jet engines for uncrewed aerial defense applications. The company builds a self-contained, vertically integrated U.S. supply chain and operates metal additive manufacturing and machining capacity, including a production machining center in the Cincinnati region of Ohio. It also offers contract manufacturing services for metal printing, printed wax and ceramic patterns and cores, and casting support to aerospace and foundry customers. Beehive reports facilities in Knoxville and Denver with AS9100D and ISO 9001 certification, and announced plans in 2026 to expand operations in Southwest Ohio with more than 200 new jobs and a 70 million investment to scale production toward more than 8,000 engines annually. Its Frenzy engine is entering full-rate production, supported by a 29.7 million U.S. Air Force contract to advance the Frenzy engine family.

Location

United States

Focus areas

additive manufacturingjet enginesuncrewed aerial systemscontract manufacturingmetal printinginvestment castingOhioaerospace

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Unmanned SystemsAir Systems

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerContract Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Products

Frenzy

Jet engine

Additively manufactured turbojet engine for uncrewed aerial defense applications, designed for scalable, low-cost mass production; the company states thousands can be produced annually at 60% lower cost than traditional systems.

Rampart

Modular defense platform

Base design that can be modified for combat missions, reconnaissance, decoy and contested logistics roles, able to take hits and carry combat payloads.

End users

Air Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

AS9100D

Platforms & programmes

Collaborative Combat AircraftSwarming Munitions

Named customers

U.S. Air ForceU.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management CenterSOSSEC, Inc.

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001

People

Management & team (4)

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