What AdamWorks does

AdamWorks (CPI AdamWorks LLC) is a design engineering and manufacturing company specializing in advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense applications. Founded in 2007 in Centennial, Colorado, the company has grown from a two-person startup to over 30 employees operating out of a 20,000+ sq ft facility near Centennial Airport. Its customer base comprises aerospace and defense primes, government agencies, and space customers, with named engagements including Lockheed Martin, Leidos, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Sierra Nevada Corporation, Blue Origin, Telephonics, KeyW Corporation, and AVX Aircraft.

The company's core offering is vertically integrated composite structure design-to-build, using carbon fiber, fiberglass, quartz, honeycomb foam, and aluminum cores across programs spanning pods, radomes, fairings, pressure vessels, and adapter plates. AdamWorks is the original manufacturer of the AgilePod family — a government-owned, open-architecture ISR pod design available in multiple sizes (AgilePod16, 26, 30, 36) and sensor configurations. Engineering capabilities include in-house RF analysis across X, Ku, and Ka bands, bird-strike and lightning-strike qualification, and a patent-pending ARINC791-compliant carbon fiber adapter plate delivering 70% weight savings versus aluminum alternatives. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 certifications and maintains a veteran-owned small business designation.

AdamWorks generates revenue through quote-based design-to-build contracts and engineering services with aerospace and defense primes under multi-year programs. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales, with no public pricing or channel intermediaries. In May 2022, the company was acquired by Communications & Power Industries (CPI) and now operates as CPI AdamWorks LLC within CPI's Radant Technologies Division.

Name

AdamWorks

Legal name

CPI AdamWorks LLC

Website

https://adamworksinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AdamWorks (CPI AdamWorks LLC) is an aerospace and defense design engineering and manufacturing firm specializing in advanced composite structures, including the government-owned AgilePod ISR pod family, radomes, fairings, and adapter plates for military, commercial aviation, and space customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Centennial

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Composite Structure Manufacturing: Design-to-build contracts for aerospace and defense composite structures including pods, radomes, fairings, pressure vessels for manned and unmanned systems, space, and commercial aviation applications
2. Engineering Services: Composite structure design, analysis, RF analysis, and certification support services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AdamWorks is a design engineering and manufacturing company that produces advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense applications. The company specializes in design-to-build programs for ISR pods (including the proprietary AgilePod family), radomes, fairings, pressure vessels, and carbon fiber adapter plates using materials such as carbon fiber, fiberglass, quartz, honeycomb foam, and aluminum cores. Services span conceptual design, engineering analysis, RF analysis, tooling, manufacturing, certification, and rate production from a vertically integrated 20,000+ sq ft facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AgilePod: Government-owned open-architecture ISR pod design that can accommodate multiple sensors and mount on various military and civilian aircraft platforms.

Products and services

• AgilePod ISR Pod Family
• Composite Radomes
• Carbon Fiber Adapter Plate
• Composite Structure Design and Manufacturing
• Engineering and Certification Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% weight savings with Carbon Fiber Adapter Plate over aluminum alternative
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LeidoscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2022AdamWorks supplies components for Leidos Aerial Multi Mission Pod (AMMP) which completed flight test demonstrating airworthiness and drone launch capabilities from Douglas DC-3 aircraft.
• TelephonicscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2021Telephonics conducted flight demonstration of MOSAIC AESA radar system integrated into USAF AgilePod during Combat Lancer 2020 exercise. AdamWorks is the original manufacturer of AgilePod.
• Lockheed MartincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017AdamWorks was selected to design and manufacture structures and subsystems to support modification of an EADS CASA C-295 turboprop aircraft for advanced surveillance system inclusion.
• AVX Aircraft CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2013AdamWorks was selected by AVX Aircraft Company to provide structural engineering services in development of its Joint-multi-Role technology demonstrator helicopter under a Technology Investment Agreement with the U.S. Army's AMRDEC.
• KeyW Corporation (now Jacobs Engineering)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013KeyW was awarded $4.4M U.S. Air Force contract for Agile Manufacturing for ISR Program to develop and build prototype multi-intelligence reconfigurable pod. AdamWorks partnered on this program as the original AgilePod30 prototype was delivered to AFRL by KeyW in late 2016.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Janicki Industries: Privately held aerospace composite parts manufacturer producing complex composite structures, tooling, and prototypes for aerospace and defense primes, directly comparable to AdamWorks' design-to-build composite work for primes like Boeing, Northrop, and Sikorsky.
• Toray Advanced Composites: Manufacturer of thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials and parts for aerospace, space, and defense. AdamWorks specifically names Toray as a key material supplier, making Toray a vertically-adjacent peer with overlapping customer programs.
• CPI Radant Technologies Division: Sister division within CPI that focuses on radomes and antenna-related composite structures for defense. Direct internal peer and acquirer of AdamWorks, operating in adjacent composite/RF domains for similar military and commercial aerospace customers.

Broad incumbents

• Hexcel Corporation: Public global leader in advanced composites for aerospace (carbon fiber, honeycomb, adhesives). Comparable as a Tier 1 supplier of composite materials and parts into the same aerospace/airframe customers AdamWorks serves, though at much larger scale.
• Triumph Group: Public aerospace structures and systems supplier serving commercial, business, and military aviation with composite and metallic structures. Overlaps with AdamWorks on aerospace composite structures for primes and platforms, though at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Senior plc: Public UK-based manufacturer of high-precision engineered components and structures for aerospace and defense, including composite aerostructures. Comparable in producing engineered composite assemblies for major OEMs, though with much larger global footprint.
• GKN Aerospace: Tier 1 aerospace structures supplier (now part of Melrose Industries) specializing in composite aerostructures, transparencies, and engine components. Competes with AdamWorks in advanced composite airframe and aero-engine components for major OEMs.
• HEICO Corporation: Public aerospace and electronics company operating FAA-approved PMA and parts distribution businesses serving commercial and defense markets. Comparable as a Tier 2/3 aerospace parts supplier, with broader portfolio and established aftermarket positioning.
• Loar Holdings: Public holding company of niche aerospace component manufacturers serving commercial, business jet, and defense markets. Comparable as a rollup of specialized aerospace parts businesses with proprietary content on platforms, though at much larger aggregate scale.

Regional players

• Premium AEROTEC: European Tier 1 supplier of composite and metallic aerostructures for Airbus and other OEMs (now part of Airbus). Comparable in advanced composite structures for aerospace, though focused on European OEM programs and large commercial airframes rather than US defense/sensor pod niches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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