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Sonaca wins multi-year deal for prototype wing and empennage work on Otto’s Phantom 3500

Sonaca will build prototype wing and empennage structures for Otto’s Phantom 3500 under a multi-year contract. The airframer’s scheduled delivery of prototype structures is due next year, establishing an early, measurable manufacturing pathway for the program’s first structural development activity.

Discovered 2026-07-21T08:41:56.833474-07:00 | 2026-07-21T08:41:56.833474-07:00

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  • [Prototype build timeline] for the Phantom 3500 is now anchored by a multi-year structures contract, with prototype wing and empennage work due next year.
  • The award highlights how program execution depends on external airframer capacity for early structures—an indicator of manufacturing readiness beyond design.
  • For buyers and supply-chain planners, it provides a concrete signal on which European composites/structures partner is supporting initial Phantom 3500 hardware development.

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