ES3

ES3

Engineering and Software System Solutions, Inc.

Layton, Utah, United States

Air SystemsMRO & LogisticsDual-use
Founded 2000Component Supplier, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Air Forces
Profile last updated: May 8, 2026

About

Founded in 2000, ES3 is a defense component supplier based in Layton, United States working in air systems, mro & logistics.

ES3 is a niche engineering firm founded in 2000 that provides design, development, fabrication, testing and sustainment services for aerospace and heavy industry. For military customers it provides maintenance, repair and overhaul of fixed and rotary wing aircraft, including F-16 wing and landing gear work, structural integrity inspections, and aircraft structural modifications and avionics upgrades. Its landing gear work covers research, testing, repair and spare parts supply, including under the Defense Logistics Agency's Landing Gear Collaborative Supply Chain Integration contract. ES3 also develops surface finishing systems such as electroplating, thermal spray and cold spray, performs additive manufacturing of continuous fiber composites, and develops engineering software including the MARS solver. The company operates a DCMA-approved purchasing system, maintains export control licensing under ITAR and EAR, and serves both military and commercial customers. Facilities are located in Utah, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, California and Vienna, Austria.

Location

Layton, United States

Founded

2000

Legal name

Engineering and Software System Solutions, Inc.

Focus areas

landing gearaircraft MROF-16 sustainmentcold sprayadditive manufacturingsurface finishingstructural integrity

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierContract ManufacturerMRO & ServicesSoftware Developer

What they offer

HardwareSoftwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesMaintenance & RepairTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

F-16 wing overhaul and upgrade services

Aircraft MRO service

Wing overhauls, upgrades, configuration changes, landing gear and structural integrity services for F-16 aircraft, provided to US military, allied militaries and private aggressor fleet operators.

Landing gear components and spare parts

Aircraft landing gear component

Landing gear component repair, supply of spare and repair parts, and supply of wheels, brakes and antiskid related engineering under the LG-CSCI contract.

Cold spray repair systems

Surface repair system

Low- and high-pressure cold spray systems used for dimensional restoration of aircraft and ground support equipment damaged by corrosion, wear or accident.

MARS solver and DM4C

Engineering simulation software

Physics-based solver and Discrete Model for Composites used to design additively manufactured continuous fiber composite aircraft structures.

Landing gear health monitoring systems

Avionic structural health monitoring

Prognostic and diagnostic health monitoring hardware and software for landing gear and avionic structural health monitoring products for fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

End users

Air Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

ITARDFARSDCMA Approved Purchasing System

Platforms & programmes

F-16C-5 GalaxyC-130F-15H-60E-8B-1B-52H-47WB-57

Named customers

US Air ForceDefense Logistics AgencyTinker Air Force BaseDyess Air Force Base

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

AS9100D

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 14001:2015

ISO/IEC 17025:2017

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