Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. provides advanced design, engineering, and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions for the aerospace, defense, and space technology sectors. The private company is based in Huntsville, AL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company specializes in mission-critical hardware for extreme environments across space and launch systems, defense aviation and airborne systems, and C5ISR and precision strike systems. Its product portfolio includes flight systems for fixed wing, rotary wing, and autonomous platforms; space vehicle parts such as nose cones, fairings, payload adapters, and satellite assemblies; as well as precision platforms and deployable systems. The company was founded in 2022. James William Ferguson has been the CEO of the company since 2025.
| Insider Trading | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch Susan D | Director | Jun 04 '26 | Buy | 20.00 | 8,000 | 160,000 | 8,000 | Jun 04 06:00 PM |
| McRae Jeffrey L. | Chief Financial Officer | Jun 04 '26 | Buy | 20.00 | 25,000 | 500,000 | 25,000 | Jun 04 05:55 PM |
| Goldstein Scott (NMN) | Director | Jun 04 '26 | Buy | 20.00 | 500 | 10,000 | 4,750 | Jun 04 05:53 PM |
| Katzman James C | Director | Jun 04 '26 | Buy | 20.00 | 25,000 | 500,000 | 29,250 | Jun 04 05:53 PM |