# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002118195
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-257775
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 32054
**Document Hash:** af209933e26016fd6c4d151979def416
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-257775.hdr.sgml**: 20260622

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-257775

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260604

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260604

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260604

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002118195
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIRCRAFT PART & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC [3728]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-296509
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261066067

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 355 QUALITY CIRCLE NW
- **CITY:** HUNTSVILLE
- **STATE:** AL
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 202-983-3291

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 355 QUALITY CIRCLE NW
- **CITY:** HUNTSVILLE
- **STATE:** AL

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **92-0890338** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br> **incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |
| **355 Quality Circle NW**<br> **Huntsville, AL** | **35806** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan** 

**Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**James William Ferguson, III** 

**Chief Executive Officer** 

**355 Quality Circle NW** 

**Huntsville, AL 35806** 

**(Name and address of agent for service)** 

**(202) 983-3291** 

**(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)** 

***Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:***

**Ross M. Leff** 

**Christie W.S. Mok** 

**Aaron Z. Simons** 

**Kirkland & Ellis LLP** 

**601 Lexington Avenue** 

**New York, New York 10022** 

**(212) 446-4800** 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☒ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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**PART I** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS** 

Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (the "Registrant") will deliver or cause to be delivered to all participants in the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") and the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan documents containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8, in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), either as part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

**PART II** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.** 

Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) the Registrant's [prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000119312526256356/d25758d424b4.htm) of the Securities Act on June 3, 2026, relating to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-295691);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) the Registrant's Current Report on [Form 8-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000119312526257600/d31398d8k.htm) filed with the Commission on June 4, 2026; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c) the description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on [Form 8-A](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000119312526254478/d132939d8a12b.htm) (File No. 001-43323) filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including all other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including any exhibits included with such information, unless otherwise indicated therein), subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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**Item 4. Description of Securities.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.** 

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") allows a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director or officer of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except where the director or officer breached the duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated the law, authorized the payment of a dividend, or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law, or obtained an improper personal benefit. The Registrant's Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate") provides for this limitation of liability.

Section 145 of the DGCL ("Section 145") provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is, or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was illegal. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who are, were, or are a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests, provided that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer, director, employee or agent is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him against the expenses which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred.

Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify such person under Section 145.

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The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and must also pay expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; *provided*, *however*, that such advance shall be made only upon delivery of an undertaking, by or on behalf of an indemnified person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under the Bylaws or otherwise.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements provide the directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification, expense advancement, and reimbursement to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.

The indemnification rights set forth above are not exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Registrant's Certificate or Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

The Registrant maintains standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to the Registrant with respect to indemnification payments that it may make to such directors and officers.

The Incentive Plan provides that the committee that administers the Incentive Plan (the "Committee") and each member and designated person thereof shall not be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Incentive Plan. Further, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, no officer of the Registrant or member or former member of the Committee or of the board of the Registrant shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Incentive Plan or any award granted under it.

**Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 8. Exhibits.** 

The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated herein:

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|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit Number** | **Description** |
| 4.1 | [Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 4, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000119312526257600/d31398dex31.htm) |
| 4.2 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 4, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000119312526257600/d31398dex32.htm) |

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| 4.3 | [Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 4, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000119312526257600/d31398dex103.htm) |
| 4.4 | [Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 4, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000119312526257600/d31398dex104.htm) |
| 5.1\* | [Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.](d33868dex51.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as to Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.](d33868dex231.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, as to Consolidated Boring, Inc.](d33868dex232.htm) |
| 23.3\* | [Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).](d33868dex51.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature page of this Registration Statement).](#poa) |
| 107\* | [Filing Fee Table.](d33868dexfilingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

**Item 9. Undertakings.** 

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in this effective Registration Statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

*provided*, *however*, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Huntsville, State of Alabama, on June 4, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| **Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.** | **Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ James William Ferguson, III |
| Name: | James William Ferguson, III |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

The undersigned directors and officers of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. hereby appoint James William Ferguson, III and Jeff McRae, and each of them, either of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute this registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully and to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or their substitute or substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement and the above Power of Attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ James William Ferguson, III | Chief Executive Officer and Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| James William Ferguson, III | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Jeff McRae | Chief Financial Officer | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| Jeff McRae | (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| /s/ Kai Kasiguran | Chief Accounting Officer | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| Kai Kasiguran | (Principal Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ David King | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| David King |  |  |
| /s/ Noah Blitzer | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| Noah Blitzer |  |  |
| /s/ Scott Goldstein | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| Scott Goldstein |  |  |
| /s/ James Katzman | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| James Katzman |  |  |
| /s/ Susan Lynch | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| Susan Lynch |  |  |
| /s/ Jack Morris | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| Jack Morris |  |  |
| /s/ Noah Roy | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 4, 2026 |
| Noah Roy |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**![LOGO](g33868dsp1.jpg)

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| 601 Lexington Avenue |  |
| New York, NY 10022 |  |
| United States |  |
|  | Facsimile: |
| +1 212 446 4800 | +1 212 446 4900 |
| www.kirkland.com |  |

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June 4, 2026

Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.

355 Quality Circle NW

Huntsville, AL 35806

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as special counsel to Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the filing by the Company of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") covering the offering of an aggregate of up to 23,707,435 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), consisting of: (i) up to 22,000,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued by the Company under the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Omnibus Plan") and (ii) up to 1,707,435 shares of Common Stock that may be issued by the Company under the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP" and, together with the Omnibus Plan, the "Plans").

For purposes of this letter, we have examined such documents, records, certificates, resolutions and other instruments deemed necessary as a basis for this opinion, and we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing qualifications, assumptions and limitations and the further limitations set forth herein, we advise you that the Shares are duly authorized and when the Shares have been duly issued pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plans and the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the "Charter") and Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Our opinions expressed above are subject to the qualifications that we express no opinion as to the applicability of, compliance with, or effect of any laws except the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

We have relied without independent investigation upon, among other things, an assurance from the Company that the number of shares which the Company is authorized to issue in its Charter exceeds the number of shares outstanding and the number of shares which the Company is obligated to issue (or had otherwise reserved for issuance) for any purposes other than issuances of the Shares by at least the number of Shares and we have assumed that such condition will remain true at all future times relevant to this opinion.

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![LOGO](g33868g0602115838402.jpg)

Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.

June 4, 2026

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

We do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion, and accordingly we do not purport to cover herein, the application of the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the various states to the issuance and sale of the Shares.

This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purposes.

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| /s/ Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
| KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1** 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan and 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. of our report dated March 16, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. included in the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-295691) and related Prospectus of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, PA

June 4, 2026

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2** 

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** 

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Applied Aerospace and Defense, Inc. of our report dated March 12, 2026, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Consolidated Boring, Inc. as of December 31, 2025 and for the year then ended.

/s/ Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd

Cincinnati, Ohio

June 4, 2026

## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? EX-FILING FEES

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| **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.**  |

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Other | 22000000 | $19.77 | $434940000.00 | 0.0001381 | $60065.22 |
| 2 | Equity | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Employee Share Purchase Plan | Other | 1707435 | $16.81 | $28701982.35 | 0.0001381 | $3963.75 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $463641982.35  |  | $64028.97  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $64028.97  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> (A) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement ("Registration Statement") shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") which became issuable under the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("Incentive Plan") and the Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 2026 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the "ESPP") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, as applicable. (B) Amount registered represents shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Incentive Plan being registered herein, which shares consist of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for delivery with respect to awards under the Incentive Plan and includes additional shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the annual "evergreen increase" and for delivery with respect to awards issued under the Incentive Plan, which include shares of Common Stock that may again become available for delivery with respect to awards under the Incentive Plan pursuant to the share counting, share recycling and other terms and conditions of the Incentive Plan. (C) Proposed maximum offering price is estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Represents the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 3, 2026 (such date being within 5 business days prior to the date of filing this Registration Statement).

<sup>2</sup> (A) See note 1(A). (B) Amount registered represents shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the ESPP being registered herein, which shares consist of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for delivery with respect to awards under the ESPP. (C) Proposed maximum offering price is estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Represents the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 3, 2026 (such date being within 5 business days prior to the date of filing this Registration Statement), multiplied by 85%, which is the percentage of the trading price per share applicable to purchasers under the ESPP.

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