Signia Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired sister companies Meeker Aviation and Airfilm Camera Systems.

Based in California, Meeker Aviation is an international supplier of aircraft external payload mounts for electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) laser scanners, searchlights, camera systems and speaker systems. It also manufactures a popular line of door hinge and pin kits. With an installed base of more than 10,000 units in service, its systems are used by a wide range of customers across the military, utility, law enforcement and production markets.

"Meeker Aviation's position as a leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered mounts used in critical aerospace missions makes it an excellent addition to the Signia Aerospace portfolio," says CEO Norman Jordan. "As the latest addition to our mission systems business segment, it will enable us to provide an expanded range of mission-specific equipment to the global aerospace community."

Cal Meeker, Meeker Aviation's president, will continue in his day-to-day role leading growth, development and operations at the company.

"Signia is an ideal partner for us," adds Meeker. "This acquisition ensures we will have the resources to accelerate product development and keep up with customer demand. We look forward to continuing to grow and thrive as part of Signia's mission systems team."

Signia missions systems president Cory VanBuskirk says: "Meeker Aviation's stellar reputation in the industry for both product quality and dedication to customer service are a perfect fit for Signia mission systems."

Signia Aerospace is a global, integrated provider of high-performance systems and specialised components for the aerospace industry and currently operates two complementary business segments: thermal management (key brands include ACE Thermal Systems and Mezzo Technologies) and mission systems (Onboard Systems International, Lifesaving Systems and Meeker Aviation).