
Essex Industries on Wednesday said it has acquired Stevens Manufacturing, a small aerospace and defense contractor that primarily supports the rotorcraft market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stevens, which is based in Milford, Conn., manufactures precision machined original equipment manufacturer parts and sub-assemblies to companies that primarily support rotorcraft. Evan Waldman, CEO of St. Louis-based Essex, told Defense Daily in an email reply to questions that the deal for Stevens “expands Essex’s relationship with customers such as Sikorsky…