Breeze-Eastern LLC

Breeze-Eastern LLC, a subsidiary of TransDigm Group Incorporated (formerly Transtechnology Corporation), manufactures and repairs specialized aerospace equipment for military rotary-wing aircraft as a prime contractor across the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, competing in full-and-open procurement with no small business set-aside certifications. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Breeze-Eastern operates under NAICS 336413 (Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and carries a for-profit limited liability company structure.

Breeze-Eastern's federal footprint is overwhelmingly prime work—98% of recent awards are prime contracts and indefinite delivery vehicles, with only 2% subcontract activity. The company holds a dominant position as a sole-source or competitive supplier of hoists, winches, cargo hooks, control boxes, pendant assemblies, and related aircraft-mounted systems for the UH-60M Black Hawk, MH-65 Dolphin, HH-60G Pave Hawk, and H-53E helicopter platforms. Representative recent prime work includes a $4.74 million Army Aviation and Missile Command delivery order (September 2025) for aircraft-mounted winches supporting the UH-60M Black Hawk program, a $3.155 million Coast Guard delivery order (April 2026) for MH-65 hoist assembly repair under a $15.05 million single-award indefinite delivery contract running through April 2028, a $2.14 million Naval Sea Systems Command definitive contract (September 2024) for specialized aerospace equipment manufacturing and repair, and a $5.13 million Naval Supply Systems Command delivery order (April 2024) for hook assembly manufacturing. All awards carry firm-fixed-price terms and no set-aside designations.

Customer concentration is diffuse across the military and Coast Guard. The top five customer agencies account for 87% of combined potential value across all awards, led by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (175 awards, $435 million combined potential value), the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (360 awards, $152.2 million), the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center (54 awards, $114.9 million), and the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard (119 awards, $73.8 million). Separately, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation holds 900 awards worth $44.4 million in potential value, representing high-volume, smaller-dollar transactions for aircraft parts. The Army dominates dollar value despite the Navy's higher award count, reflecting larger delivery orders under aircraft-mounted winch and overhaul programs.

Breeze-Eastern holds at least ten single-award indefinite delivery vehicles and basic ordering agreements anchoring recent work. The Coast Guard contract (April 2023 through April 2028, $15.05 million ceiling) for MH-65 hoist assembly repairs has generated eleven delivery orders since award, with cumulative potential value around $17.5 million across orders ranging from $178,000 to $3.16 million. The Army Aviation and Missile Command holds three active single-award IDIQs: one for UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft-mounted winch procurement and overhaul (June 2025 through June 2027, $21.33 million ceiling, two delivery orders totaling $9.48 million to date); a second for cargo hooks (November 2023 through November 2026, $11.59 million); and a three-year IDIQ for controller aircraft unit maintenance and overhaul (March 2026 through March 2029, $1.66 million). The Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a $5.15 million single-award IDC (September 2024 through September 2029) for HH-60G rescue hoist and control box repair and overhaul, with two delivery orders totaling $895,550 issued to date. The Naval Supply Systems Command holds a single-award Basic Ordering Agreement (April 2023 through April 2028) for H-53E helicopter platform components, with six delivery orders totaling approximately $10.48 million issued since award. Additional vehicles with the Naval Supply Systems Command, Army Aviation and Missile Command, Air Force Sustainment Center, and U.S. Special Operations Command collectively provide over $50 million in potential value across multiple platforms.

Award activity has remained relatively consistent. Breeze-Eastern received 52 awards in 2022, declining to 27 in 2023, recovering to 34 in 2024 and 36 in 2025, with 10 awards through September 2026. The source's recent-year totals reflect slice-based reporting and do not capture the vendor's full historical volume (2,942 total awards since 1999). Within the next twenty-four months, eighteen awards with combined potential value of $21.9 million face ultimate completion dates and therefore recompete exposure.

Breeze-Eastern operates as a subcontractor to major aerospace and defense primes on helicopter platform modifications, parts sourcing, and international logistics support work. Subcontract primes include The Boeing Company (multiple CH-47F and UH-1N helicopter platform awards for electro-hydraulic-mechanical components and long-lead procurement), Lockheed Martin Corporation (international contractor logistics support for HIMARS launcher and rocket systems, with hoist, brake, and cable assembly components; M270A2 MLRS production involving hoist rocket pod and motor assembly components), Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Combat Rescue Helicopter parts and service, including hook and cargo hook components), Defense Systems And Solutions (UH-60M aircraft modifications for international customers including Australia and Jordan, providing materials and system support), and Amentum Services (Colombian National Police aviation support involving controller assemblies). These subcontract relationships align with Breeze-Eastern's core aerospace component manufacturing and repair capability and extend its reach to foreign military sales and allied helicopter platform sustainment.

Service Contract Inventory reporting shows minimal SCI-reportable activity: zero invoiced revenue across FY2023–FY2025, with only nine records total (eight prime, one sub) capturing an average of 0.05 FTEs per fiscal year. This reflects that Breeze-Eastern's federal work is predominately goods manufacturing and product repair rather than labor-intensive service contracts, placing it outside the $150,000 SCI reporting threshold for most awards. The company's $943.9 million in combined potential value across 2,942 awards and $635.1 million in obligations derive from supply, manufacturing, and repair contracts, not service labor.