AAR CORP. has added distribution support of select Woodward, Inc. (Woodward) parts under its supplier capability contract with DLA Aviation, a major subordinate command of the Defence Logistics Agency (DLA).
Under this multiple-year agreement, AAR will supply DLA with spare parts from Woodward’s fuel control product family to which AAR holds an exclusive distribution agreement with Woodward as the single source of supply to the government for items sole source to Woodward in support of various military aircraft platforms. AAR will provide comprehensive and integrated supply chain management support and perform associated supply chain management functions to maximise the availability of parts to the DLA. The relationship reduces supply volatility through improved material availability.
In 2022, AAR was the first non-OEM to be awarded the 20-year base supplier capabilities contract with the Defence Logistics Agency, establishing a strategic relationship to provide total global supply chain support to the DOD and to U.S. allies.
Woodward is a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of energy conversion and control solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets. Together with its customers, it is enabling the path to a cleaner, decarbonised world. The company’s innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, propulsion and motion control systems perform in some of the world’s harshest environments.