Restoring Flow, Building Trust

Partnering to Deliver

OEMs across aerospace and defence are facing unprecedented production backlogs and constrained supply chains. FALCO exists to close that gap, to consolidate capability, restore flow, and ensure parts, assemblies, and systems are delivered on time, every time.

By bringing together proven Western suppliers and emerging Saudi industrial capacity, FALCO creates dual-market resilience, offering depth of supply to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and fostering sustainable industrial growth for the Kingdom. Our partnerships enable Tier 1s and OEMs to successfully meet their offset and localisation targets, while simultaneously guaranteeing quality assurance and reliable programme delivery.

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The Core of FALCO

Our Key Themes

Reliable partnerships turn backlogs into delivery. For FALCO, that commitment is reflected in each of our themes:

Supply-chain consolidation and de-risking

  • Integrates fragmented Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers under unified governance and traceability standards.
  • Establishes redundancy across facilities to reduce risk from single-source dependencies.
  • Aligns capacity planning and scheduling to OEM forecast data for predictable throughput.
  • Applies shared quality, ITAR, and compliance frameworks to protect programme integrity.

Dual-Market Delivery (West / KSA)

  • Builds mirrored production lines across both regions to ensure continuity and flexibility.
  • Supports offset programmes by transferring work packages into KSA without compromising standards.
  • Enables Western primes to access new qualified capacity within an approved, compliant ecosystem.
  • Delivers end-to-end visibility through shared digital systems and real-time performance monitoring.

Offset and Localisation Partnerships

  • Works directly with OEMs, Tier 1s, and government stakeholders to align offset objectives with operational capacity.
  • Transfers technology and know-how into the Kingdom through joint ventures and technical training.
  • Develops long-term workforce pipelines in partnership with Saudi universities and technical institutes.
  • Ensures that every localisation project strengthens both national capability and global competitiveness.

Long-Term Manufacturing Reliability

  • Implements FALCO’s SQDCP operating model to maintain quality, delivery, and cost discipline.
  • Monitors supplier and site KPIs through centralised dashboards for transparent performance tracking.
  • Applies predictive maintenance and capacity-planning tools to eliminate unplanned downtime.
  • Builds long-term relationships with OEMs based on measurable results, consistency, and accountability.

Accelerating Delivery Through Collaboration

Turning supply pressure into performance

FALCO’s OEM and Backlogs pillar is built around one goal which is to restore momentum across global aerospace and defence programmes. By combining consolidated capacity, disciplined governance, and localisation under Vision 2030, FALCO delivers reliability where OEMs need it most. Our partnerships go beyond production, they reinforce trust, strengthen resilience, and keep the world’s most critical supply chains moving.

Delivering Beyond Backlogs

Record OEM backlogs demand more than incremental fixes, they require strategic collaboration. FALCO’s integrated platform closes the supply gap by linking proven Western manufacturing with the Kingdom’s industrial potential. Each partnership is engineered to deliver on time, every time, while strengthening Saudi Arabia’s role as a regional export hub for aerospace and defence manufacturing.

Building Partnerships That Endure

FALCO’s approach to OEM collaboration is long-term and performance-driven. We work alongside Tier 1s and primes to build structured partnerships that combine offset fulfilment with true operational value. Every engagement is anchored in transparency, compliance, and accountability, ensuring reliability from first part approval to sustained production. By aligning capacity expansion with OEM forecasts and Vision 2030 goals, FALCO delivers more than output, it delivers trust, resilience, and shared industrial growth.

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Charles Grime

Co-Founder

Charles Grime is a multi‑jurisdictional private practice lawyer and senior executive with over 20 years’ experience establishing and operating investment funds and family‑office investee companies across the UK, Middle East, Africa and India. He has deep expertise in private wealth, debt and equity capital raising, private equity investment, and offshore and fiduciary services.

Charles founded, financed and scaled several African businesses in renewable energy and manufacturing, and served as CEO of a major African fund, during which he achieved UK FCA authorisation. He brings extensive experience managing culturally diverse organisations and workforces in developing economies.

Skilled in governmental negotiation, strategy and commercial structuring, Charles specialises in start‑up development, ESG and sustainable development, renewable energy, venture capital, primary industry and manufacturing, infrastructure and investment fund formation. He previously served as General Counsel to a Middle Eastern royal family.

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Gordon Fraser

Co-Founder

Gordon Fraser is a seasoned industrial executive and investor with over two decades of leadership experience in aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing. He is the founder of Falco Strategic Advisors, an investment and advisory platform focused on building sovereign manufacturing capability across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UK, and transatlantic markets.

Previously, Gordon served as CEO and Chairman of Mettis Aerospace, a Tier-1 supplier to global OEMs including Boeing, Airbus, and Rolls-Royce. Under his leadership, Mettis delivered transformational growth, major programme wins, and a successful exit to private equity at a significant valuation.

His career has spanned strategic restructuring, cross-border investment, and technology-led industrial transformation, with a track record of executing complex deals and unlocking value in highly regulated environments. Gordon has also worked closely with government bodies, sovereign funds, and defence ministries to deliver compliant, strategically aligned outcomes in sensitive sectors.

Following a successful corporate career, Gordon now leads Falco’s vision to create a state-of-the-art Gigafactory in KSA and consolidate OEM-qualified manufacturing assets under a unified, offset-compliant platform — fully aligned with Vision 2030 and the Kingdom’s national industrial strategy.

He is also an active mentor to senior executives, a fitness enthusiast, and an advocate of leadership through resilience and clarity

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