Meggitt Defense Systems, Inc.

Meggitt Defense Systems, Inc., a California-based subsidiary of UK-listed Meggitt PLC and a manufacturer of aerospace and defense components, operates as a prime contractor delivering specialized mechanical, hydraulic, and electromechanical parts to the Department of Defense across purchase orders, delivery orders, and indefinite delivery contracts. The company competes full-and-open; none of its recent awards carry set-aside designations.

Meggitt Defense Systems manufactures rotary pumps, motors, and compressors; hydraulic valves and actuators; centrifugal and axial fans; precision seals and fasteners; and electronic assemblies and control systems. Representative recent prime work includes a $7.1 million sole-source indefinite delivery contract with Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) for five LAPS assemblies supporting the P-8 maritime patrol aircraft (awarded March 28, 2025); a $3.78 million definitive contract with the Department of Defense Aviation for a dispenser countermeasure system (July 31, 2025); a $3.7 million definitive contract with NAVSUP for 75 rotary compressors (October 27, 2025); and a $5.83 million definitive contract with NAVSUP for additional rotary compressors with delivery through December 2029 (October 27, 2025). Work is performed at the company's facility in Irvine, California, with performance windows extending into 2028–2029 on largest awards.

Customer concentration is dominated by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Naval Supply Systems Command. The top five customer agencies account for 81% of award count. By dollar volume, the Army's PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation leads at $117.5 million combined potential value across 35 awards; Naval Air Systems Command follows at $109.1 million across 43 awards; Naval Supply Systems Command anchors at $81 million across 270 awards; DLA Aviation places $41.9 million across 508 awards; and the Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command carries $38.9 million across 60 awards. This portfolio reflects sustained engagement in naval aviation platforms (P-8, CH-47, V-22, F-15E), maritime and land vehicle sustainment, and air defense systems.

Meggitt Defense Systems holds seats on five named indefinite delivery vehicles: indefinite delivery contract FA867821D0001 (25 task orders); basic ordering agreement N0038318GPG01 for rotary equipment ($7.5 million across 22 task orders); indefinite delivery contract N6893612D0036 for specialized components ($5.6 million across 20 task orders); indefinite delivery contract W900KK19D0010 for precision mechanical assemblies ($23.7 million across 18 task orders); and basic ordering agreement N0038313G003N ($1.9 million across 15 task orders). The company also holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with NAVSUP valued at $4.24 million for rotary compressors through March 2028, plus a DLA single-award indefinite delivery contract for shouldered shafts ($250,000, awarded August 2025).

Activity has grown substantially: 133 awards in 2022 to 201 in 2024 and 242 in 2025. Seventy-eight awards (combined potential value $66.3 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure for competitors and demand signal for the vendor's supply chain.

Meggitt Defense Systems operates primarily as a prime contractor—91% of awards are prime positions—and does not rely significantly on subcontractors for delivery. SCI reporting captures one service contract record in FY2022 (FY2022: 3.2 FTEs as a named subcontractor), indicating that most federal engagement flows through goods procurement rather than services above the $150,000 SCI threshold. The vendor maintains a subcontractor footprint across major defense primes. Named subcontracting relationships include Boeing (Apache advanced procurement, CH-47 long-lead items, KC-135 engineering support, IRST developmental work), Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (V-22 production and support, RCU cooling fans), Raytheon (PATRIOT missile and radar spares for Kuwait and other international customers), Northrop Grumman (ALMDS production support), Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (BQM-167A target procurement), General Dynamics Land Systems (Team Armor Partnership program in Poland), Honeywell International (generator and pump components), and Textron Systems (LCAC craft long-lead material).

The portfolio spans aircraft hydraulic systems and de-icing components (300 awards), ordnance and small arms (176 awards), navigation and guidance systems (117 awards), mechanical power transmission equipment (113 awards), and hardware manufacturing (116 awards). Primary NAICS categories reflect the breadth: Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (475 awards), Small Arms and Ordnance Manufacturing (176 awards), Search and Detection System Manufacturing (117 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (116 awards), and Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (113 awards).

As a subsidiary of Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Meggitt Defense Systems is part of a diversified industrial manufacturer; another subsidiary, Meggitt (Orange County), Inc., also carries federal contract activity under the Meggitt corporate banner. Meggitt Defense Systems operates without small business set-asides and competes in the full-and-open market across military sustainment and aerospace platforms.