The primary goal of the HI-rate composite aircraft manufacturing (hicam) project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and associated technologies for large composite airframe structures that…

The Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HICAM) project received a $196,747 cooperative agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center under the Aeronautics program. The primary goal of the HICAM project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and associated technologies for large composite airframe structures that enable a 4-6 times production rate increase without increasing costs. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation will deliver the project's objectives through its Military Aircraft Systems division under this cooperative agreement ending August 31, 2022. The Aeronautics program supports NASA's aeronautical research mission through expertise in core research areas to advance manufacturing technologies critical to accelerating composite aircraft production rates.

The primary goal of the HI-rate composite aircraft manufacturing (hicam) project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and associated technologies for large composite airframe structures that enables a 4-6X production rate increase without cost