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Boeing Opens New Advanced Composite Fabrication Center For Future Combat Aircraft Work

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

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Boeing Opens New Advanced Composite Fabrication Center For Future Combat Aircraft Work

Boeing holds a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Advanced Composite Fabrication Center in Mesa, Arizona. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

MESA, Ariz. — Boeing [BA] on Monday opened a new $150 million facility in Mesa, Arizona for producing advanced composite components for future combat aircraft programs, which is set to become fully operational later this fall. The company said the 155,000-square foot secure Advanced Composite Fabrication Center (ACFC) will utilize the latest digital manufacturing approaches to provide “unprecedented speed, agility and cost efficiency” for its work on classified programs. “This is all informed by the next generation of products, which have…

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