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Senior Aerospace Ketema

El Cajon, California, United States

Air SystemsRadar & SensorsDual-use
Subsystem Manufacturer, Component SupplierSupplies Air Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 19, 2026

About

Senior Aerospace Ketema is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in El Cajon, United States working in air systems, radar & sensors.

Senior Aerospace Ketema is a provider of components for aircraft and turbine engine builders, along with precision integrated manufacturing for space, marine and ground-based applications. The company specialises in complex fabrications and machined components from titanium and nickel alloys, produced at one site in El Cajon, California. Capabilities include machining, welding, forming, heat treatment, special coatings, brazing and assembly, with customer and NADCAP special process approvals. Ketema works as a development partner on OEM-designed components, supporting programmes from development through low-rate initial production to full-rate production. Its product lines cover defense aviation, civil aviation and fuel management, including signal and indicator conditioners, refuelling sensors and flow meters. The company is part of Senior plc. The El Cajon plant occupies a 27-acre site with more than 378,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

Location

El Cajon, United States

Focus areas

aerospaceturbine engine componentstitaniumnickel alloysprecision machiningfabricationdefense aviationfuel managementsensors

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsRadar & Sensors

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerComponent SupplierContract Manufacturer

What they offer

ComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Fan Frame Military Fighter

Turbine engine component

Fan frame component for military fighter turbine engines.

Compressor Case

Turbine engine component

Compressor case for marine, land-based energy production and wide body commercial aircraft engines.

Turbine Exhaust Frame

Turbine engine component

Turbine exhaust frame for aircraft and turbine engines.

Refueling Sensors

Aircraft fuel sensor

Sensors for aircraft refuelling systems.

Flow Meters

Fuel flow sensor

Flow meters for aircraft fuel management.

End users

Air ForcesDefense Industry

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 14001:2015

NADCAP special process approvals

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