Empowering Aerospace & Defense Excellence through Technical Solutions

At Humanetics Aerospace & Defense, we take pride in our technical engineering proficiency in researching and developing components and sub-components for the aerospace and defense sectors. Our highly skilled professionals possess extensive expertise in specialized areas such as strain gauge sensors, material processing, laser micromachining, optical fiber processing, and fiber optics.

Leveraging our cutting-edge facilities and advanced technologies, we excel at automating and scaling production for our clients. This ensures the delivery of high-quality components and sub-components that precisely align with their specifications. Whether you require support with prototyping, design, development, or production, our knowledge and proficiency will enable you to realize your objectives and successfully introduce innovative solutions to the aerospace and defence market.

Our Defense Markets

From low earth orbit to the bottom of the ocean, we provide solutions to a wide range of customers from all across the aerospace and defense markets. Below are just some of the ways in which we support our customers.

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Leveraging our cutting-edge facilities and advanced technologies, we excel at automating and scaling production for our clients. This ensures the delivery of high-quality components and sub-components that precisely align with their specifications. Whether you require support with prototyping, design, development, or production, our knowledge and proficiency will enable you to realize your objectives and successfully introduce innovative solutions to the aerospace and defense market.

Humanetics Aerospace & Defence Air Tile
  • Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (FOGS)
  • Electric Brake Systems
  • Active Flight Control Sticks
  • Airframe Structural Analysis
  • Health & Usage Monitoring Systems
  • Structural Patterning 
  • Turbine Last Chance Filters
  • Sidewinder Missiles
  • Riblets
Humanetics Aerospace & Defence Land Tile
  • Perimeter and Border Security
  • LiDAR Systems
  • Robotics
  • Gas Detection Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • RF Circuits
  • AESA Radar
Humanetics Aerospace & Defence Sea Tile
  • Acoustic and Seismic Sensing
  • Propulsion System Sensing
  • Hull Monitoring
  • Ship to Shore Communications
  • Anti-Fouling Structures
  • Fuel Cell Batteries
  • Optical Level Sensors
  • Fatigue Testing
Humanetics Aerospace & Defence Space Tile
  • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Communications
  • Laser Communications
  • Structural Monitoring
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Launch Vehicle Sensors
  • Spacecraft Altitude Control Systems
  • Fuel Cell Batteries
  • Capillary Design for Fuel Delivery

Humanetics Aerospace & Defense Services

Humanetics Biomed Services Design & Development

Design & Development

Work with customers’ engineers to design custom solutions

Enable fast turn around times and speed to market

Help customers innovate and create new cutting-edge products

Technical consultancy

50 laser workstations & labs

Access to world class engineers

Humanetics Biomed Services raw Material & Component Manufacturing

Raw Material & Component Manufacturing

Selection and testing of material components

Process design and quality testing

Assembly automation and certification

3 fiber optic draw towers

5 centers of excellence

Humanetics Biomed Services Contract Manufacturing

Contract Manufacturing

Transition from pre-production to full scale production

Provide space and small-scale skilled workforce in assembly techniques

Global manufacturing network for location benefits

6 locations, 140,000 sq. ft manufacturing facilities

AS9100 Certified

Humanetics Biomed Services Process Assembly Automation

Process Assembly Automation

Develop automated manufacturing processes

Automated picking and packing into cartridges

Modular design and AI visual quality control checks

Scalable production volumes from R&D to mass manufacturing

20-30% OpEx cost reduction

Who We Are

Humanetics Sensors' technologies help customers address unique needs in precision micro-engineering, fiber optics, and sensor design, application and assembly. Its cutting-edge solutions include laser-based engineering automation, custom strain gauge sensors, and specialized fiber optics used in critical and harsh environments. Associated applications are used in hi-tech fast growth sectors such as biomedical, aerospace, defense, industrial, energy, telecoms and semi-conductor manufacturing.

Specialized Fibers

Global leader in specialty optical fiber solutions that enable precise sensing and laser power delivery in the world’s most demanding environments.

Specialist fiber optics and fiber optic consultancy with flexible order volumes to support both R&D and scaled production processes.

Custom Sensors

Unrivaled innovation for load cells, torque sensors and custom strain gage assemblies for medical, aerospace and many other industries.



Highly reliable design and development of custom strain gage assemblies for use in regulated and critical environments.

Laser Engineering

World leading laser micromachining and optical-fiber processing services and tools meeting precision manufacturing challenges worldwide.

Outsourced manufacturing, micro machining and fiber processing; machine automation to address manufacturing needs on any material.

Discover our Aerospace Capabilities

Our state-of-the-art sensors play a critical role in advancing the aerospace industry by enabling a wide range of applications. From flight testing and data acquisition to structural health monitoring and avionics systems, our sensors provide precise and reliable measurements, ensuring the safety, efficiency, and performance of aerospace vehicles. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced in this industry, our sensor technologies deliver unparalleled accuracy, durability, and sensitivity, making them indispensable tools for aerospace engineers and researchers.

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Our Work in Action

How do strain gauges work? What are the key factors involved?

What evidence do we have?

The steps for the solution development process and how they each play a vital role in providing successful custom solutions

HITEC Webinars - Watch our webinar recording, In-Flight Sensor Solutions For Aerospace Applications - Presented by Andy Royal, Aerospace Program Manager

Find out how Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) systems use the Sagnac effect to measure the angular velocity or rotation rate on an object

A growing interest in finding ways either to replace heavily polluting hydrocarbon-based fuels or to increase their efficiency.

Case studies include Electric brake actuators, A350 Horizontal Stabilisers, Pilot Stick Force Sensing, and more

Humanetics Aerospace & Defense operates six manufacturing facilities across the USA, Europe (UK), and Asia (Sri Lanka) with AS9100 certification and a workforce of 300 employees worldwide

For over 30 years, we have been serving the Aerospace and Defence sector, and our existing clientele comprises of the largest aerospace & defence global companies.

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