Astronics
About
About Astronics
Astronics is a New York-based aerospace and defence technology group whose operating history dates to 1968. The company has expanded from aircraft lighting into a portfolio of power, connectivity, safety, structural and automated-test businesses, with products supplied to airframers, airlines, defence programmes and other mission-critical customers.
For advanced air mobility, the relevant layer is aircraft electrical architecture. Astronics’ CorePower family integrates solid-state power conversion and distribution hardware intended to reduce weight, wiring and cooling demand. Vertical Aerospace selected the company’s low-voltage distribution equipment for Valo, and the hardware was already integrated into flight-test aircraft when the agreement was announced. Astronics therefore sits in the certified subsystem supply chain; it does not build the aircraft or its autonomy stack.
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Supply chain relationships
Financials
- ATRO - Nasdaq - USD
Team
- Peter J. Gundermann - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer - Current chief executive
- Nancy L. Hedges - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Current chief financial officer
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-29 - Partnership - Vertical selects Astronics for Valo power distribution
Astronics will provide power-conversion and distribution hardware that converts propulsion-architecture high voltage into low-voltage power for avionics, flight controls and other essential systems. CorePower hardware already flies on Vertical's piloted test aircraft and is designed to provide compact, fault-protected power while reducing certification and integration risk. The long-term supply agreement supports Valo through Critical Design Review, certification-conforming aircraft production and eventual entry into service.
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