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SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (December 17, 2024) — Capewell, the global leader in aerial delivery and emergency descent solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Kretzmer as its new President and General Manager. With more than 30 years of experience in the defense, aerospace, and safety industries, Jeff brings extensive leadership expertise and strategic […]

South Windsor, CT and Miami, FL — HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A and HEI) today announced its Flight Support Group has acquired the Aerial Delivery and Descent Devices divisions of Capewell Aerial Systems (“Capewell”) for cash at closing. Additional financial details were not disclosed. HEICO stated that it expects the acquisition to be accretive to its […]

Kraken have partnered with Capewell on the air deployment of their K3 SCOUT, significantly enhancing the USV platform’s operational advantage with UMCADS platform enabled air drop. Lieutenant General (Retd) Ed Davis, a former Commandant General Royal Marines and now Capewell Europe’s Strategic Director said “by integrating the K3 SCOUT with Capewell’s Universal Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System […]

Featured in SAFE Association winter 2024 Safe News Founded by Englishman George J. Capewell in 1881, Capewell used its patented automated machines to mass produce horseshoe nails for the U.S. Army Cavalry. For decades, the company grew and prospered based on this single high-demand product that no one else could match.  As time marched on […]

 This article was originally written in the December 2023 issue of Manufacturing-Today.  You can see the original article here. Capewell Aerial Systems (Capewell) is a 142-year-old manufacturing company firmly based in the defense sector. Back when Horses were critical to mobility, George J. Capewell began his business as an innovator in the mass production of […]

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT (September 12, 2023) – Capewell, the globally recognized and trusted engineering and manufacturing partner for aerial delivery and survivability solutions, unveiled its Next Generation Aerial Delivery Systems concepts designed specifically to support the technologies that will shape the character of future warfighting.  Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks’ recent address on urgent […]

This article was originally written by Harry Lye in London and published on June 16, 2023 by Shephard Media. You can see the original article here. Capewell Europe has positioned itself to meet the UK MoD’s A400M large boat aerial delivery requirement, offering the UK MoD a universal solution that could open doors to a swathe of […]

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (July 31, 2023) — Capewell, a global leader in custom-engineered survivability and aerial delivery solutions, proudly announces it has received the prestigious AS9100 certification for its technical sewing and survivability campus in Meadows of Dan, Virginia. The certification, which is a globally recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS) in the aviation, […]

Envision a future military conflict in a hard-to-reach remote island environment, where small squads of exceptionally skilled Soldiers and Marines equipped with advanced technology systematically dismantle the enemy’s anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) network. These teams would likely employ a combination of dynamic signature management and camouflage techniques, resource gathering, and constant adaptation to survive in ever-changing […]

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (July 24, 2023) — Capewell, a global leader in custom-engineered survivability and aerial delivery solutions, announced that Colonel Michael Konczey, U.S. Army (retired) has joined the company as Chief of Staff. Konczey, a 30-year U.S. Army veteran, will report to Thomas Weidley, Capewell’s Chief Executive Officer, and will be responsible for overseeing, […]