San Diego Composites
Designs and manufactures advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense, including additively printed composite trusses for NASA solar array structures.
- CEO / Founder
- Gary Wonacott
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Acquired
- Latest Round
- Acquired
- Key Investors
- Applied Composites Holdings, LLC
Technology & Products
Key Products
Composite canisters for missile defense; Launch Abort System fillet for Orion; Composite Rigid Wall Shelter; Testing and evaluation services
Technological Advantage
Proven flight hardware on NASA Orion (1,000+ parts) and missile defense canisters; in-house testing and cleanroom capabilities; SBIR-funded AM process for composite trusses.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Vertically integrated composite part and tooling supplier with in-house design, testing, and production; reduces program risk for aerospace primes through proven flight heritage on NASA Orion and missile defense programs.
How They Differentiate
Vertically integrated design-to-production with in-house testing and cleanrooms; flight heritage on Orion and MHTK; 70,000 sq ft facility.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace and defense prime contractors (NASA, Lockheed Martin, Missile Defense Agency)
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Defense; Space
Competitors
Rock West Composites; ACT Aerospace; Fralock
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
acquisition: Acquired by Applied Composites Holdings, LLC in 2018 (announced March 1, 2018); terms not disclosed.
Major Milestones
2004: Founded; 2019: Acquired by Applied Composites Holdings, LLC; Built and tested 1,000+ parts for NASA's Orion; Delivered first composite Launch Abort System Fillet
Notable Customers
NASA; Lockheed Martin; Missile Defense Agency; U.S. Air Force
Funding rounds
- Acquired2018-02Lead: Applied Composites Holdings, LLC · Source: PE Hub