Lines of Business

Kitty Hawk Aeronautics, Inc. (KHA) is a privately-held corporation that was founded in 1981 during the Reagan era defense build-up, which spawned a number of new technology companies providing products and services to the Department of Defense (DOD). Headquartered in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, KHA has grown to five locations throughout the U.S. that include defense, space, and commercial aviation lines of business and employ over 1,200 people. Primarily a manufacturer of high-quality avionics and telemetry components, KHA also provides production and after-market electronic assemblies and parts for aircraft and spacecraft. KHA serves all defense services, NASA, the FAA, and maintains business alliances with a number of leading aviation and aerospace firms.

Kitty Hawks core capabilities include the following:

Manufacture commercial telemetry components
Manufacture electrical harnesses for Boeing MD-80, MX-770, and MD-680
Manufacture the MH53J Pave-Low IV Tactical Communication Radio (USAF)
Install USCG Deep Water Cutter UHF/VHF radios
Assemble Ultra-low-latency satellite communication systems
Assemble telemetry system for Mars Lander IV
Assemble Athena III wideband satellite communications systems
Space shuttle avionics
Multi-function Electrical busses for Boeing Dreamliner

In 2007 KHA’s President and CEO Dwight Hendricks, initiated a strategic improvement program to utilize an enterprise architecture (EA) approach to document current and future corporate architectures in a way that integrates strategy, business, and technology planning.