Kellstrom Defense is an Authorized Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion Distributor. 

Exclusive agreements with key industry partners to support this platform, including OEMs and manufacturers, play a vital role in the company’s commitment to legacy platform sustainment. Kellstrom Defense has identified the major P-3 distribution channel deficits and partnered with providers to bridge that gap. We collaborate with OEMs, manufacturers and customers to establish and maintain availability for a broad range of components.

In-house Repair Capabilities

Kellstrom Defense owns and operates an FAA-approved and AMETEK certified repair station specializing in the complete repair and overhaul of Accessory Class III, Instrument Class I, II, III, and IV products, as well as various instruments in support of U.S. manufactured, legacy military aircraft.

Capabilities extend beyond repairs to include:

• Tooling development
• Engineering design
• Fabrication

Components include, but are not limited to:

• Instruments
• Hydraulics
• Pneumatics
• Fuels
• Landing gear
• Wheels and brakes
• APU
• Mechanical accessories
• Electro-mechanical accessories

Repair Management: Leveraging in-house capabilities and qualified network of resources 

Kellstrom Defense offers a full spectrum of repair capabilities to its customers.

Our dedicated group of experts have a combined experience of over seventy years in the aviation industry. We have established strategic alliances with Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service centers around the world.

Advantages associated with a single point repair management solution:

• Single point of contact
• Regulatory administration
• Finance administration
• Warranty management
• Economies of scale

We team with Lockheed Martin approved sources to offer a number of Engineered Products solutions designed to reduce traditional replacement costs and lead times of aging airframe components. Our experience on the P-3 platforms encompasses both knowledge and capability across many of the airframe elements of the aircraft including the manufacture of numerous airframe components. This has afforded us substantial experience working within the parameters of the OEM’s quality and technical documentation, and enabled us to provide solutions for challenges unique to the P-3’s lifecycle.

In an effort to offer maximum benefits from our “Total Support” business model, we work with our Customers to establish short and long term program packages customized to specific sustainment requirements and budget limitations. Current programs include:

Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)

We offer our Customers comprehensive parts management for F-5 fleet sustainment in collaboration with their depot maintenance partners.

Rotable Repair Program

We offer rotable inventory management programs including exchange pools for systems and sub-systems: hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, fuel and engine, etc.

Life Extension/Sub-system Upgrades

We offer system modernizations designed to extend service life by replacing obsolete systems and components with modern solutions.

Air Turbine ATS

Honeywell’s Air Turbine Starter Upgrade uses the same major components as the orignal ATS and offers several material upgrades and increased load capacity.

Engine Oil Cooler

Honeywell’s Engine Oil Cooler Recore® Process offers reduced man hours, a corrosion resitant design and material, reliability oil cooling capabiities and is the most cost effective solution available to extend service life. 

Nose Gear Drag Strut Assembly

We have partnered with Snowline Aerospace, Inc., to manufacture Lockheed Martin CCP approved replacement struts to prevent possible gear collapse. These are direct replacements made of high grade machined aluminum.