JetCat Defense

JetCat Defense is the exclusive US distributor for JetCat and BSEL Group jet engines, and supplies expendable engines for unmanned and similar aircraft programmes. It brings together the commercial off-the-shelf approach of JetCat with the military engine experience of BSEL, and presents the result as affordable, expendable, BAA-compliant propulsion for programmes such as the Replicator Initiative.

The company has a 20,000 square foot space inside BSEL’s Ohio-based maintenance, repair and overhaul facility dedicated to expendable engine assembly, with room for on-site expansion. It says this gives it surge-ready production capacity to meet US defence requirements on accelerated timelines.

JetCat

• Originally a maker of engines for radio controlled model aircraft, now a supplier of cost-effective commercial off-the-shelf jet engines for unmanned systems
• More than 80,000 engines manufactured since 2000, with about 15,000 units produced each year at a 20,000 square foot facility
• Mission-focused designs and a diversified supply chain, with customer-specific modifications available
• Full vertical integration, including electronics and accessories
• Customers named on the site: Raytheon, Kratos, MBDA and Airbus

BSEL Group

The BSEL Group, whose roots are in Bet Shemesh, describes itself as a jet engine specialist with more than 57 years of experience. It reports operations on three continents, with five locations, nine facilities, 1,300 employees and revenue of about 300 million dollars.

Approach

JetCat Defense says it prioritises mission-specific designs over traditional aerospace constraints, relies on commercial components and limits use of expensive materials to ease supply chain bottlenecks and lower the cost of defence propulsion.

Shows

JetCat Defense appears in the exhibitor lists of AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference 2027 and AFA Warfare Symposium 2027.

Contact

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