Private | |
Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | Mineral Wells, Texas, USA |
Products | Avionics |
Parent | Genesys Aerosystems |
Website | www.s-tec.com |
S-TEC Corporation is a United States corporation that was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Mineral Wells, Texas. It manufactures flight control systems for the General Aviation aftermarket and for a number of original equipment manufacturers. S-TEC is the leader in the general aviation autopilot market for small- and mid-sized planes.
Meggitt acquired S-TEC and S-TEC Unmanned Technologies (SUTI) for $24 million in 2000. (DRS Technologies purchased the UAV business from Meggitt in 2002 but later closed the Mineral Wells facility.)
S-TEC was purchased for $38 million by Cobham plc in 2008.
In April 2014, Cobham sold Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corporation to Genesys Aerosystems.