Albany Expands Hypersonic, Solid Rocket Motor, Space Capabilities

05:57 PM EDT, 10/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Albany International's (AIN) Albany Engineered Composites said Thursday it is expanding its hypersonic, solid rocket motor and space applications via AEC Advanced Programs, a subsidiary. The subsidiary was set up to develop carbon-carbon manufacturing capabilities for high temperature, extreme environment applications, the company said. The some 70,000-square-foot AEC-AP facility supports full-scale hypersonic, solid rocket motor and space hardware production, including carbon-carbon composites, it added.