One configuration
Engineering changes propagate from the model to the work package to the record in a single controlled revision — no island spreadsheets.
Aerospace & Defence · Since the first rivet
Flight is a promise kept on the ground.
Aerolink designs, machines and sustains the structural and electronic systems that keep aircraft — crewed and uncrewed — airborne. Precision structures, avionics integration, UAS airframes and full-lifecycle MRO under one quality system.
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We believe a part is only as good as the record that travels with it. Every serial number leaves our floor with a story that can be audited, rebuilt and trusted.
Aerolink is a mid-sized aerospace and defence supplier with machining, electronics and test facilities under one roof. We serve programme offices and primes who need a partner that speaks configuration management as fluently as engineering.
From first-article inspection to return-to-service, our teams work a single digital thread — so quality, compliance and schedule are never held in three different places.
The Aerolink teamPrecision · Evidence · Trust
01a · The Digital Thread
Every part tells the same story, everywhere.
One measurement
Machine probing, CMM and bench tests write into the same archive as the drawing — so every dimension answers to its nominal.
One release
Nothing ships without a dual-signature review. Records follow the asset for the life of the programme — and beyond it.
01 · Capabilities
Four disciplines, one thread.
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Precision Structures
Five-axis machining of airframe and actuation components in aluminium, titanium and composites — with in-process probing and first-article inspection on every new configuration.
- Multi-axis machining and turning centres
- In-process probing with archived measurement data
- Assembly jigs and tooling designed in-house
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Avionics & Electronics
LRU assembly, wire-harness fabrication and functional testing on an ESD-controlled floor — every unit serialised, every test logged, every anomaly dispositioned.
- ESD-certified assembly and test areas
- Harness fabrication with automated test verification
- Full build-record traceability per serial number
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Unmanned Systems
Composite and metallic airframes for civil and commercial UAS, with payload-bay integration and ground-control interfaces — built to the same documentation standard as our crewed work.
- Multi-rotor, fixed-wing and VTOL hybrid classes
- Payload and data-link integration
- Flight-line assembly and pre-delivery checks
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MRO & Sustainment
Repair and overhaul of mechanical and electromechanical systems with life-limited-part tracking, configuration control and release paperwork that survives audit.
- Teardown with photographic evidence at each gate
- Approved repair schemes and LLP tracking
- Dual-signature certification before release
02 · Quality & Certification
Certifications you can verify, not just read.
AS9100-series framework
Our quality management system is structured on the AS9100-series requirements for aviation, space and defence: risk-based thinking, configuration management and counterfeit-parts prevention as standard practice.
NADCAP-aligned special processes
Surface finishing, heat treatment and non-destructive testing are managed as special processes — qualified operators, frozen parameters and periodic surveillance.
Supplier & source control
Approved-vendor sourcing, incoming inspection and traceability for every serialised item — electronics included — with audit evidence held for the life of the product.
Certification scopes, issuing bodies and certificate numbers are programme-sensitive and are provided under NDA to qualified enquiries. Contact our quality directorate to verify current status before contracting.
03 · Sustainment
Overhaul, documented end to end.
Six controlled gates carry every asset from induction to release. Nothing moves forward without its paperwork.
GATE 01Receive & Baseline
Incoming inspection, serial verification and configuration baseline locked before induction.
GATE 02Teardown
Controlled disassembly with torque records, defect tags and photographic evidence.
GATE 03Repair / Overhaul
Approved repair schemes, LLP replacement and special-process routing as applicable.
GATE 04Test & Verify
Acceptance testing against approved procedures — witnessed by the customer on request.
GATE 05Certify & Return
Release package compiled, dual-signature review, asset returned with complete records.
04 · Supply Chain & Export Compliance
Regulated trade, handled deliberately.
Aerospace and defence trade is governed by export-control regimes. Our compliance programme is designed to be consistent with applicable controls, including ITAR and EAR where they apply to our commodities and geographies.
Export Controls
Classification before quotation. Screening before shipment. Records after both.
- Jurisdiction and classification review before every quote
- Written technology-control and end-use screening procedures
- Designated compliance officer with independent reporting line
- Annual employee training with documented attendance
Supply Chain Integrity
Approved suppliers only. Every serialised item traceable to its source.
- Supplier qualification with on-site audits for critical processes
- Country-of-origin and conflict-minerals documentation
- Counterfeit-parts prevention and suspect-item quarantine
- Long-term agreements with dual-source options
05 · Programs
Work we can talk about, and work we can't yet.
Programme names, volumes and end customers are disclosed after compliance review. Published summaries below.
Commercial Aviation
Airframe Structures Programme
Machined structural components supporting commercial airframe programmes under long-term agreements.
Details after compliance review
Civil UAS
UAS Airframe Development
Composite airframes and payload integration for civil unmanned platforms. Demonstrators available to qualified customers.
Details after compliance review
MRO Support
Space Access Support Hardware
Fabrication of ground-support and launch infrastructure hardware for civil space programmes. Reference imagery shown.
Details after compliance review
05a · Facilities
One roof, four disciplines.
Machining, electronics, composites and test — colocated so a part never spends days in transit between processes.
Precision Machining
Five-axis and multi-tasking centres with in-process probing, colocated tooling store and first-article lab.
5-Axis · Turning · CMMAvionics & Electronics
ESD-certified assembly floor, harness fabrication cells and automated functional test benches.
LRU · Harness · TestComposites & Structures
Layup, curing and trimming for composite airframes, with NDT inspection integrated into the cell.
Carbon · NDT · AssemblyMRO & Sustainment
Dedicated teardown, repair and overhaul bays with LLP tracking and release documentation office.
Overhaul · LLP · ReleaseTheir paperwork is as precise as their machining. That's why we keep coming back.
Programme Office · Commercial Aviation Customer · Name withheld pending review
06 · News & Insights
Notes from the floor.
Quality · Monthly
Why we publish our quality objectives to customers
Transparency is cheaper than trust repair. How our monthly scorecards work, and what the numbers actually mean.
Read the note →
Manufacturing · Note
Five-axis programming without the islands
How a single model-to-record workflow cut our setup changes and kept every probe result archived against its serial.
Read the note →
Compliance · Briefing
Export controls: what your suppliers should be asking
A short checklist for primes and programme offices screening new partners — classification, screening, training, records.
Read the note →
06 · Careers
Build the parts that build flight.
Machinists, engineers and inspectors who treat documentation as seriously as dimensions. Apprenticeships, certification pathways and relocation support for the right people.
Some positions may require security clearances or controlled-person status under applicable law. All offers are conditional on background verification.
07 · Contact
Let's talk flight hardware.
Describe the commodity, the quantities and the end use. Every enquiry is screened by our export compliance team before it reaches engineering — that's how we protect you and ourselves.
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