Aerospace partnerships Quickstep is the largest independent aerospace-grade composite manufacturer in Australia and partners with major global players such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Boeing, and Marand Precision Engineering. This indicates strong potential for expanding multi-tier supply relationships and leveraging existing OEM connections to win additional composite manufacturing programs.

Defense and F-35 Active involvement in defense projects, including parts development for the F-35 with Northrop Grumman, suggests opportunities to pursue more defense-grade composite components, nacelle or airframe subassemblies, and long-term sustainment contracts with prime integrators.

Drone and UAV Pivot Recent partnerships in the drone market, such as TB2 Aerospace, highlight a growth area in unmanned systems. This presents a chance to offer lightweight, high-strength composite components and rapid-delivery manufacturing capabilities to UAV manufacturers and integrators.

Global MRO & MoU Memoranda of Understanding with Alliance Aviation entities and ST Engineering collaboration indicate a pathway to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for regional jet fleets and aircraft components, suggesting upsell opportunities in aftermarket support and lifecycle services.

Academic and innovation ties Collaborations with Deakin University and Future Fibres Hub signal access to advanced materials research, testing, and potentially early-adopter programs for new composite technologies, offering pre-production partnerships and pilot manufacturing engagements for cutting-edge solutions.