Avio USA Breaks Ground in Virginia on First U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Facility, Strengthening Defense Supply Chain and Creating Over 1,000 Jobs
Avio USA today broke ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, an approximately 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia, that will add significant domestic capacity for U.S. missile and munitions production.
Avio and RTX’s Raytheon Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish New Solid Rocket Motor Facility in the U.S.
Avio and Raytheon, an RTX (
NYSE: RTX) business, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help Avio establish a state-of-the-art solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the United States, serving Raytheon and other customers as a vertically integrated merchant supplier. Raytheon will have preferred access to a share of the Avio plant production capacity to meet future demand.
Avio and Lockheed Martin Sign Term Sheet to Support the Establishment of a New Plant for Solid Rocket Motors in the USA
Avio and Lockheed Martin have signed a non-binding term sheet to support the establishment of Avio USA’s state-of-the-art solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the United States, which expects to serve Lockheed Martin and other customers as a vertically integrated merchant supplier.
