Esterline Defense Technologies is the producer of the largest and most varied line of combustible ordnance and countermeasure products in the world. We are dedicated to serving the expendable countermeasure and combustible ordnance needs of customers worldwide. We develop and manufacture state-of-the-art ordnance products, infrared decoy flares, radar countermeasure chaff, anti-ship missile countermeasures, torpedo decoy systems, and a variety of other pyrotechnic devices for air and shipboard applications.
With complementary product brands including Armtec and Wallop, Esterline Defense Technologies is proud of its role in contributing to the preparedness of the United States, United Kingdom and allied armed forces for decades.
Combustible ordnance products are manufactured at our Coachella, California facility, which is also the location of our executive offices. Expendable countermeasures are manufactured at our flare facilities in East Camden, Arkansas and Milan, Tennessee, our chaff facility in Lillington, North Carolina, and at our United Kingdom countermeasure facilities located in Hampshire and Portsmouth.
Operations
Combustible Ordnance
Our executive offices and combustible ordnance facilities are located near Palm Springs, California. We have over 100,000 square feet of under-roof facilities which include:
Infrared Decoy Flare Facilities
Our Infrared (IR) Decoy Flare facilities are located in East Camden, Arkansas; Milan,Tennessee; and Hampshire, U.K. Our Hampshire facility also produces a series of Target and Tracking flares for airborne use as well as signaling devices for use by naval forces. We have more than 290,000 square feet of facilities which include:
Radar Countermeasure Chaff Facilities
Our chaff products are manufactured at our Lillington, North Carolina and Portsmouth, UK facilities. Our 48,000 square foot North Carolina facility is the only-fully integrated chaff production operation in the world and currently produces more than one million pounds of chaff per year. Facilities include:
Our People and Our Values
People are our most important asset. We have assembled the largest and most experienced team of scientists, engineers and operators in the expendable countermeasure and combustible ordnance industries.
Our people believe in values which are the foundation of our culture.
“Esterline Defense Technologies is a dedicated team that operates in an environment of truth, trust and teamwork through open communication and respect.”
Quality
We have a strong commitment to quality in our manufacturing and development activities. We are:
Environmental Responsibility
As a responsible corporate citizen, our operations are dedicated to protecting human health, natural resources, and the local and global environment in accordance with the Environmental Principles of Esterline Corporation. This dedication reaches further than compliance with the law to encompass the integration of sound environmental practices into our business decisions. This policy is based on the integration of risk-based cost-effective management practices into site activities, with the aim of continually improving environmental performance.
Environmental Policy - Arkansas