M7 Aerospace

{{Short description|United States aerospace company}}

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|type = Subsidiary

|predecessor = Fairchild Dornier Aviation

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|location = San Antonio, Texas,
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|area_served = Worldwide

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|industry = Aerospace and Defense

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|num_employees = ~500

| parent = Elbit Systems

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M7 Aerospace LP is an aerospace company with its headquarters on the property of San Antonio International Airport in Uptown San Antonio, Texas, United States."[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2010/12/15/m7-aerospace-sold-to-israeli-defense.html M7 Aerospace sold to Israeli defense firm]." San Antonio Business Journal. Wednesday December 15, 2010. Retrieved on February 12, 2011. "M7, located at the San Antonio International Airport, manufactures aerospace components.""[http://www.m7aerospace.com/page/1/contact.jsp Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406024801/http://www.m7aerospace.com/page/1/contact.jsp |date=2011-04-06 }}." M7 Aerospace. Retrieved on February 12, 2011. "M7 Aerospace LP [...] 10823 NE Entrance Road San Antonio, Texas, USA 78216."

M7 is the successor organization to Fairchild Dornier Aviation, having bought much of that firm's assets out of bankruptcy. M7 occupies the {{convert|426000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} manufacturing and support facility formerly operated by Fairchild-Dornier.

M7 Aerospace has five distinct business units:

On December 15, 2010, M7 was purchased by the United States subsidiary of the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems.{{cite web |url=http://ir.elbitsystems.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61849&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1507876&highlight= |title=Elbit - Investor Relations - Press Releases |publisher=Ir.elbitsystems.com |access-date=2011-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204182128/http://ir.elbitsystems.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61849&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1507876&highlight= |archive-date=2019-02-04 |url-status=dead }} The price of M7's acquisition was $85 million in cash.{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/elbitsystems/elbit-systems-buys-m7-aerospace-for-85-mln-idUSLDE6BE0A720101215/ | title = Elbit Systems buys M7 Aerospace for $85 mln | date = 15 December 2010 | access-date = 5 April 2019 | work = Reuters }}{{cite web | url = https://www.aviationtoday.com/2010/12/15/elbit-to-acquire-m7-aerospace/ | title = Elbit to Acquire M7 Aerospace | date = 15 December 2010 | access-date = 5 April 2019 | publisher = Aviation Today | author = Tish Drake }}

In 2019, M7 received a $22 million contract from Support Systems Associates, Inc. (SSAI) to provide avionics upgrades to the US Air National Guard's RC-26B aircraft, with SSAI having received a contract to upgrade the same systems for $31 million from the United States Department of Defense the previous year. M7 is the original equipment manufacturer for the RC-26Bs.{{cite web | url = https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/m7-aerospace-rc-26b-avionics-upgrade/ | title = M7 Aerospace wins contract to provide RC-26B avionics upgrade | date = 6 February 2019 | access-date = 5 April 2019 | publisher = Air Force Technology }} Two years prior, M7 received a $176 million contract from DynCorp to provide maintenance work related to the US Army's fleet of C-26s and C-35s.{{cite news | url = https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/San-Antonio-company-wins-military-contract-worth-12451077.php | title =San Antonio company wins military contract worth up to $176 million | date = 22 December 2017 | access-date = 5 April 2019 | newspaper = San Antonio Express News | author = Rye Druzin }}

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