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Materials Development
Prototyping & Testing
Performance Optimization
R&D in Aerospace
Aerospace companies frequently invest in the development and improvement of systems, components, materials and manufacturing processes to enhance performance, reliability, efficiency, durability and technical capability.
This work can involve significant technical challenges where existing designs, materials or engineering approaches cannot readily achieve the required level of performance, weight reduction, thermal management, structural integrity, integration or operational reliability.
Where these challenges are addressed through systematic experimentation, testing and iterative development, the related aerospace and defense activity and associated expenditure may be eligible for the U.S. R&D Tax Credit.
Areas of Potential Qualifying Activity
Qualifying R&D can arise throughout the design, development, testing and improvement of aerospace and defense products, systems and technologies. Common areas of potential qualifying activity include:
Development of new or substantially improved aerospace and defense systems and components.
Design and optimization of structural, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.
Development and testing of advanced materials, coatings and lightweight structures.
Propulsion, thermal management, aerodynamics and flight-control development.
Integration of sensors, communications, guidance and embedded technologies.
Improvements to performance, reliability, durability, weight and operational capability.
Our Role
Our specialist team works with you in accessing, validating and quantifying qualifying activity within your business.
Understand
Our specialist technical team works directly with your staff to understand how innovation takes place across the business.
Identify
We examine the technical challenges encountered, the development work undertaken and the decisions made throughout your projects.
Quantify
We work with your team to connect those activities to the relevant costs.
Substantiate
We prepare clear, robust technical and financial documentation designed to support the Research and Development Tax Credit claim.