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title: The Software Aerospace Factories Are Using to Clear Their Backlogs Gets a National-Security Backer
description: Boeing, Safran and Daikin use Pelico's AI supply chain software, now backed by a national security-focused investor, to cut factory delays.
author: Darie Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
date: 2026-07-26T08:10:31.555Z
updated: 2026-07-26T08:10:31.562Z
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Pelico, a Paris-founded manufacturing orchestration platform, said this week it has taken a strategic investment from AE Ventures, the venture capital arm of AE Industrial Partners, a private investment firm focused on national security, aerospace and industrial services with $9.0 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026. The investment was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow; financial terms were not disclosed.

AE Industrial focuses its investments on national security, aerospace and industrial services companies. Pelico says the partnership will help it expand across North America.

## What Pelico's Software Does On The Factory Floor

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