Hydro-Aire Aerospace Corp

Hydro-Aire Aerospace Corp, a subsidiary of Crane Co., manufactures aerospace and defense components—hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, and electronic systems for military aircraft—and operates as a prime contractor on federal defense contracts, competing full-and-open against qualified vendors with no set-aside posture across its portfolio. Headquartered in Burbank, California, Hydro-Aire competes primarily on Defense Logistics Agency and Navy contracts for aviation spare parts and subsystems, with recent activity dominated by firm fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders under DLA's indefinite-delivery vehicles.

Hydro-Aire's federal footprint centers on component manufacturing for military aircraft sustainment. Recent representative prime work includes a $1.609 million definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command (November 2025) for valve assembly skid supply; a $893.456 million firm fixed-price definitive contract from the Air Force Sustainment Center's Ogden Air Logistics Complex (August 2025) for anti-lock brake sensors; a $573.850 million definitive contract from the Air Force Sustainment Center (March 2026) for new manufacture of sleeve and slide directional control linear valve components for the E-3 aircraft; and a $643.864 million purchase order from DLA Aviation (April 2026) for metering valve components. Smaller-dollar task orders span hydraulic pistons, valve assemblies, solenoid cores, cable assemblies, rotor assemblies, filter elements, and specialized aircraft-specific parts for the B-52, C-5, F-15, and other platforms.

Customer concentration is heavy on DLA components. The top five funding agencies account for 90% of awards by count: DLA Aviation leads with 2,451 awards worth $140.1 million in combined potential value; DLA Land and Maritime follows with 1,533 awards worth $71.1 million; the Air Force Sustainment Center's Ogden Air Logistics Complex placed 82 awards anchoring $153.6 million (exceeding DLA Aviation's dollar share despite lower award count); Naval Supply Systems Command issued 183 awards worth $24 million; and DLA Troop Support Hardware accounted for 266 awards worth $1.7 million. The divergence between DLA Aviation's high volume and Ogden's dollar dominance reflects larger contract values on Air Force sustainment programs versus smaller DLA purchase orders.

Hydro-Aire holds seven single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime, with ceiling values ranging from $249,999.99 to $900,000 and performance periods extending through March 2028. These vehicles serve as the primary contracting mechanism for task orders and delivery orders across the company's federal footprint. The largest vehicle by ceiling is a $899,999.99 IDV awarded May 18, 2026 (ultimate completion May 17, 2028) for hydraulic pistons and related components. Award volume has declined year over year—280 awards in 2022 to 94 through mid-2026—though combined potential value remains substantial at $435.5 million, with 88% already obligated.

Hydro-Aire subcontracts primarily to Boeing and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, with sub-awards spanning fuel system spares, propeller control systems, and C-17 and E-2D aircraft sustainment. Recent named subs include Boeing work on F-15 FMS systems (December 2025), C-17 Globemaster sustainment (December 2025), and MQ-25 spares (April and December 2025); Hamilton Sundstrand work on NP2000 propeller and control system production (January 2026) and propeller pump motor housings (July 2026); and Northrop Grumman work on E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (November 2025). These relationships reflect Hydro-Aire's role as a critical component supplier into tier-one aerospace primes.

Hydro-Aire competes full-and-open; no awards in the source carry set-aside designations, though several underlying solicitations originated as Total Small Business or small-business RFQs to which Hydro-Aire responded as a non-set-aside awardee. The company's NAICS footprint is dominated by Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (2,132 awards), Industrial Valve Manufacturing (424 awards), and Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (311 awards). Product service codes align closely: Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-Icing System Components (1,431 awards), Aircraft Wheel and Brake Systems (483 awards), Valves Nonpowered (464 awards), and Engine Fuel System Components (300 awards). Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months stands at 95 awards totaling $32.3 million in combined potential value, concentrated in DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime vehicles expiring through mid-2028.