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29 Sep 2026, 20:20
Avio USA Breaks Ground on Virginia Solid Rocket Motor Facility to Expand U.S. Defense Capacity
Avio USA has broken ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, a roughly 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia, aimed at expanding domestic missile and munitions production capacity.
The facility is expected to produce thousands of solid rocket motors annually for U.S. tactical missile programs and create around 1,500 technical jobs in Southern Virginia. Construction is expected to be completed by late 2028, with production beginning in early 2029.
Avio USA, a subsidiary of Italy-based Avio, plans to operate as an independent supplier to multiple U.S. defense customers and prime contractors. The company said the facility will add capacity, increase competition and improve resilience in the U.S. solid rocket motor supply chain.
The plant is being developed to support requirements across the U.S. defense industry, including programs for Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Lockheed Martin said the project should help diversify and strengthen the supply base for solid rocket motors that are critical to missile production.
HITT Contracting is serving as general contractor for the project.
The investment reflects the broader effort by defense contractors and suppliers to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity for missiles and energetics, particularly in areas where limited supplier capacity has become a constraint on production growth.
Avio USA has broken ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, a roughly 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia, aimed at expanding domestic missile and munitions production capacity.
The facility is expected to produce thousands of solid rocket motors annually for U.S. tactical missile programs and create around 1,500 technical jobs in Southern Virginia. Construction is expected to be completed by late 2028, with production beginning in early 2029.
Avio USA, a subsidiary of Italy-based Avio, plans to operate as an independent supplier to multiple U.S. defense customers and prime contractors. The company said the facility will add capacity, increase competition and improve resilience in the U.S. solid rocket motor supply chain.
The plant is being developed to support requirements across the U.S. defense industry, including programs for Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Lockheed Martin said the project should help diversify and strengthen the supply base for solid rocket motors that are critical to missile production.
HITT Contracting is serving as general contractor for the project.
The investment reflects the broader effort by defense contractors and suppliers to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity for missiles and energetics, particularly in areas where limited supplier capacity has become a constraint on production growth.
