Airframer
NewsPress release

Press release

CPI Aero secures $15M airborne pod contract, driving total funded value to $43.5M for airborne pods from an undisclosed customer

10/08/2026

Press releaseIssued by CPI Aerostructures.

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a fully definitised contract for $15 million for Airborne Pods from an undisclosed customer. This award increases the total number of pods ordered by this customer to 90 and brings the total funded value of the programme to $43.5 million. This programme adds to the growing list of Airborne Pod Programmes in CPI's Aerosystems Segment. The SOW includes the design and development of assembly tools and fixturing, procurement of complex monolithic machine parts and other detailed components, assembly and integration of the complete pod structure, and required testing. Deliveries extend through 2028.

"This award is a strategic accelerator for CPI Aero and reinforces airborne pods as a core growth engine for our Aerosystems Segment. It reflects our customer's sustained confidence in our ability to deliver complex, mission‑critical systems with precision and reliability. This programme strengthens our long‑term backlog and positions CPI Aero for continued expansion across future airborne pod platforms. Our team is proud to deliver mission‑critical solutions that support long‑term capability and readiness," stated Dorith Hakim, President and CEO of CPI Aero.

The industry ledger — an Analytics feature — collects the dated facts behind stories like this one, filterable by theme, company, program, country and date. See a worked example →

In this release

Sectors covered

People in this release

Dorith HakimCEO, President and Director · CPI Aerostructures, Inc.in

Where we hold a LinkedIn profile it’s marked — the links come with a subscription.

Your news here

Submit your press releases

Send releases and photographs to news@news.airframer.com — the pick of them reach Bulletin readers every Thursday.

Every Thursday

The Airframer Bulletin

The week’s aerospace manufacturing news, reported by our editors and delivered free to your inbox. Sign up ›

Go deeper

Who supplies whom?

Subscribers see the confirmed supply chain behind every story — complete supplier lists for each aircraft program, sector and company. See the plans ›

Spotted something wrong or out of date on this page? Tell us

Corrections go straight to the editorial team that maintains this directory.