Slingsby Advanced Composites

Founded in 1931, Slingsby Advanced Composites is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Kirkbymoorside, United Kingdom working in air systems, naval systems, unmanned systems +2 more.

Slingsby Advanced Composites designs, manufactures and tests advanced composite structures and complex sub-systems for aerospace, defence and marine applications. Based at a single 12,000 m² facility in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, the company covers design, composite layup, machining, assembly, inspection and testing in-house. Its work includes submarine structures, missile decoy launch tubes, aircraft trim panels for the C-130J and optronic masts for the Dreadnought programme, for both military and civil platforms. The company traces its origins to Frederick Slingsby's glider business, founded in 1931, and was acquired by Vickers in 1969. It is now part of the Axvik Group and employs around 130 people. Its quality approvals include AS9100D and NADCAP accreditation and approved supplier status with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Lockheed Martin.