AVX AIRCRAFT CO

Benbrook, TX · Aerospace · Private

Advanced lightweight gearbox for ship-to-shore connector (SSC) and rotorcraft applications with reduced fuel consumption and improved maintainability

Claim this profile

Follows are private to you and power your alerts

Updated Oct 23, 2026 · avxaircraft.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Benbrook, TX
Latest Form D: $250K, Oct 2013
Total capital: $10M

Federal grants: $976K; 1 award · 2019; Rank in peer group#87 of 91
Private capital raised: $1.8M; 3 Form D · last Oct 2013; 156 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $7.3M; 5 awards · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#278 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Adaptive Resilient Engineered Structures Trade Study$1.1M
Sep 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Lightweight Gearbox for Air Cushion Vehicles$976K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$966K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Ph I$225K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf The Ultra Reliable Designs (urd) Program Aims To Develop Reliability Criteria For Design Tools, Methodologies, And Materials To Optimize Designs For Reliability And Sustainment Of Future Aircraft Designs.$1.2M
Oct 2013Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$250K
Aug 2013Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.5M
Aug 2012Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$50K

Show 1 earlier federal award

Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Tim 1$3.8M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

11months

from AVX AIRCRAFT CO’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Sep 2011: Defense · $3.8M
First Form D · Aug 2012: $50K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 91 peers

Line = median

Aerospace · Device

Federal grantsBelow median

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Brett E. JacksonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
David E. BrodyExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Don TaylorExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
RALPH GLENDINNINGDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Scott KasprowiczDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
SCOTT POMEROYExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 7 people

TROY GAFFEYExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

TENDEG LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $7.3M in contracts
APPLIED MATERIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $7.3M in contracts
STRATTON PARK ENGINEERING CO., INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $7.3M in contracts
Knight Aerospace Medical Systems, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $7.2M in contracts
INNOVATIVE DYNAMICS INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $7.2M in contracts
Appareo Systems, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $7.2M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

Rules are matched to sector, not to company. Recent activity in a sector is context rather than a signal about this business — until rules are matched to what a company actually builds, the section is shown as context and nothing more.

Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

How to read this page

Figures show associations in public records, not causes or predictions. Nothing here is investment advice. An em-dash means no record was found under this company's name, not that none exists.

Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.