Kellstrom Defense Aerospace: distributing made-in-Woodstock war machine components worldwide

In 2018, AMETEK Aerospace and Defense Thermal Management Systems division -- which includes the Ametek Rotron factory in Woodstock -- approved Kellstrom Defense Aerospace as its authorized military distributor for its Hughes-Treitler and Rotron products. "With the signing of this agreement, KDA is approved to solicit military spares and repair business globally, excluding Israel and Japan," says the press release.

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This partnership "provides AMETEK with a worldwide network of sales professionals, distribution channels, and MRO capabilities that further enhances our global reach."

A Kellstrom brochure, boasting that "Kellstrom Defense is the respected global leader for defense aircraft sustainment", lists some of the "Supported Platforms" for the Rotron products which they are now touting to militaries worldwide: "C-130 [military transport aircraft], UH-1, UH-60, CH-53, CH-47, S-70 [these are various military helicopters made by Sikorsky, Bell, and Boeing], all land vehicles, and sea vessels".