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Defence Equipment

Built for confidence

Aircraft equipment programmes bring together many moving parts.

Products can involve precision machining, approved treatments, specialist textiles, metallic hardware, complex assemblies, testing, documentation and long-term spares support.

Managing that across separate suppliers can slow decisions, weaken visibility and increase programme risk.

RLC gives customers a clearer route.

We connect aircraft equipment capability across specialist manufacturing, process control, testing, assembly and lifecycle support. This helps programme teams place demanding work with a partner that understands safety, traceability, delivery pressure and long-term supply confidence.

Our Value Streams

We manufacture and support aircraft equipment where safety, reliability and product knowledge matter.

Rocket Casings

Ejection seat manufacturing demands absolute engineering certainty.

These systems combine high-tolerance metallic components with technical textiles and rocket casings. RLC works with Martin-Baker as a close partner.
RLC holds the deep institutional memory required to manage these long-running production life-cycles. We actively support prime contractors across new manufacturing blocks, fleet upgrades, replacement components, and legacy equipment sustainment.

Ejection seat manufacturing demands absolute engineering certainty.

These systems combine high-tolerance metallic components with technical textiles and rocket casings. RLC works with Martin-Baker as a close partner.
RLC holds the deep institutional memory required to manage these long-running production life-cycles. We actively support prime contractors across new manufacturing blocks, fleet upgrades, replacement components, and legacy equipment sustainment.
Aerospace Textiles

Aerospace textiles are highly engineered safety systems rather than standard commercial fabrics.

They demand specialised material handling, climate-controlled assembly environments, and rigorous inspection frameworks. Our dedicated textile facility integrates specialised synthetic webbing, technical fabrics, and precision metallic hardware into unified, life-saving systems.

Aerospace textiles are highly engineered safety systems rather than standard commercial fabrics.

They demand specialised material handling, climate-controlled assembly environments, and rigorous inspection frameworks. Our dedicated textile facility integrates specialised synthetic webbing, technical fabrics, and precision metallic hardware into unified, life-saving systems.
Cartridge cases

Cartridge cases carry an immense operational responsibility. They support critical emergency systems where repeatability and flawless operation is vital.

RLC delivers a highly specialised pipeline in high-tolerance turn-mill production, automated lacquering, and complex soldering. This specialised pipeline ensures absolute part-to-part consistency over decades-long contract cycles.

Cartridge cases carry an immense operational responsibility. They support critical emergency systems where repeatability and flawless operation is vital.

RLC delivers a highly specialised pipeline in high-tolerance turn-mill production, automated lacquering, and complex soldering. This specialised pipeline ensures absolute part-to-part consistency over decades-long contract cycles.
Actuation

Aerospace actuation requires flawless mechanical reliability under extreme environmental stress.

RLC supports secondary flight control and high-lift transmission systems through precise component manufacture, specialised surface treatment, and functional testing.

By housing the entire machining and assembly process on a single site, we help insulate our customers from supply-chain disruption.

Aerospace actuation requires flawless mechanical reliability under extreme environmental stress.

RLC supports secondary flight control and high-lift transmission systems through precise component manufacture, specialised surface treatment, and functional testing.

By housing the entire machining and assembly process on a single site, we help insulate our customers from supply-chain disruption.
Ground Support Equipment

Operational readiness extends far beyond the aircraft itself. Flight lines and maintenance depots require robust ground support equipment to test, service, and maintain frontline platforms.

RLC manages the complete lifecycle of bespoke ground support equipment. Our capability covers complex material sourcing, welding, structural assembly, and comprehensive functional certification.

Operational readiness extends far beyond the aircraft itself. Flight lines and maintenance depots require robust ground support equipment to test, service, and maintain frontline platforms.

RLC manages the complete lifecycle of bespoke ground support equipment. Our capability covers complex material sourcing, welding, structural assembly, and comprehensive functional certification.
Heat Treatments & Chemical Processing

Safety-critical aerospace components require advanced surface protection and structural conditioning before final deployment.

RLC eliminates the need for external processing sub-contractors. By keeping chemical processing, heat treatment, and non-destructive testing directly adjacent to our machining lines, we accelerate lead times and maintain total quality control.

Safety-critical aerospace components require advanced surface protection and structural conditioning before final deployment.

RLC eliminates the need for external processing sub-contractors. By keeping chemical processing, heat treatment, and non-destructive testing directly adjacent to our machining lines, we accelerate lead times and maintain total quality control.
Customer Value

RLC delivers direct systemic advantages to modern procurement operations. We combine specialised technical capability with supply-chain resilience.

Our partners benefit from a streamlined, highly predictable manufacturing route that significantly reduces or eliminates standard procurement pain points.

RLC delivers direct systemic advantages to modern procurement operations. We combine specialised technical capability with supply-chain resilience.

Our partners benefit from a streamlined, highly predictable manufacturing route that significantly reduces or eliminates standard procurement pain points.

Programme Support

manufacturing input

Prototype qualification support

Production process engineering

Low-rate initial production

Full-rate serial supply

Programme management

Obsolescence management

Legacy fleet sustainment

Industry approvals

RLC’s approvals reflect the standards required to support demanding defence programmes.

They give customers confidence that sensitive and safety-critical work is managed through controlled processes, recognised quality systems and documented routes across machining, treatments, testing, assembly and specialist manufacturing.

View our full list of approvals on the approvals page.