Unmanned aircraft manufacturer General Atomics becomes Nadcap Subscriber

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI, San Diego, Calif., U.S.) has become a subscribing member of the Nadcap accreditation program. Nadcap Subscribers are aerospace prime contractors who have demonstrated design authority and control over supplier quality throughout their organization.

Nadcap is the aerospace industry-managed approach to conformity assessment that brings together technical experts from industry and government to set requirements for accreditation, accredit suppliers and define operational program requirements in aerospace. It was created, and is managed, by aerospace OEMs to provide supply chain quality oversight and ensure regulatory compliance. It began in 1990 and is administered by the Performance Review Institute (PRI).

GA-ASI manufactures unmanned aerial systems (UAS), building solutions for military, security, governance and environmental operations. GA-ASI supports its customers with medium-altitude and small unmanned aircraft systems, as well as cutting-edge mission payload and exploitation technologies.

“At GA-ASI, our suppliers are key partners in our business,” says GA-ASI Vice President of Quality Assurance Kevin Canfield. “These partnerships support our on-time, cost-aware and conforming hardware at all levels. We believe Nadcap provides a process for GA-ASI’s collaboration with industry leaders for the benefit of our supply chain.”

Learn more about GA-ASI’s capabilities in metal 3D printing in CW’s December 2022 feature “Metal AM advances in composite tooling, Part 1,” or its tool-less thermoplastic composite process.