New aerospace and defense plants in the US
We track 96 large aerospace and defense plant projects announced in the US since 2021, with $31 billion and 72,067 jobs announced in total. 16 are under construction, 7 are operating and 73 are announced only.
- Projects
- 96
- Announced
- $31B
- Jobs announced
- 72,067
- States
- 28
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
The biggest projects
Greensboro aircraft factory, Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina: $4.7 billion announced with 14,500 jobs, now under construction. Arsenal-2 shipyard at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Maryland: $3.7 billion announced with 3,100 jobs, now announced. Port Alpha autonomous vessel shipyard in Brownsville, Texas: $3.2 billion announced with 10,000 jobs, now announced.
Every project we track
| Project | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|
| Greensboro aircraft factory, Piedmont Triad International AirportJetZero, Greensboro, NC | Under construction | $4.7B14,500 jobs |
| Arsenal-2 shipyard at Tradepoint AtlanticAnduril Industries, Sparrows Point, MD | Announced | $3.7B3,100 jobs |
| Port Alpha autonomous vessel shipyardSaronic Technologies, Inc., Brownsville, TX | Announced | $3.2B10,000 jobs |
| Cape Canaveral Gigabay Starship and Super Heavy integration facilitySpaceX, Cape Canaveral, FL | Under construction | $1.8B600 jobs |
| Indianapolis defense engine manufacturing, assembly and test expansionRolls-Royce, Indianapolis, IN | Announced | $1.0Bjobs not stated |
| Boeing South Carolina 787 site expansionThe Boeing Company, North Charleston, SC | Under construction | $1.0B500 jobs |
| Ogden gas turbine engine operations expansionWilliams International, Ogden, UT | Announced | $1.0B316 jobs |
| Shoal River gas turbine engine manufacturing facilityWilliams International, Crestview, FL | Under construction(reported) | $1.0B330 jobs |
| Arsenal-1Anduril Industries, Columbus area (near Rickenbacker), OH | Operating | $900M4,000 jobs |
| Springfield hybrid-electric aircraft plantElectra, Springfield, OH | Announced | $850M1,975 jobs |
| Great Falls AgriTech Park manufacturing campusJanicki Industries, Great Falls, MT | Announced | $800M1,000 jobs |
| Mobile steel ship assembly facility and submarine module fabrication facility (expansions)Austal USA, Mobile, AL | Announced | $750M2,000 jobs |
| Galveston and Port Arthur shipbuilding expansionDavie Defense Inc., Galveston, TX | Announced | $730M2,400 jobs |
| Jonesborough high purity depleted uranium metal plant (expansion)BWX Technologies, Inc., Jonesborough, TN | Announced | $715M181 jobs |
| Rocket Park upper stage manufacturing facility (expansion), Cape Canaveral SpaceportBlue Origin, Merritt Island, FL | Announced | $600M500 jobs |
| Hutto advanced manufacturing and operations campusBlue Origin Manufacturing LLC, Hutto, TX | Announced | $555M2,000 jobs |
| Hurt solid rocket motor plantAvio USA Inc. (Avio S.p.A.), Hurt, VA | Under construction(reported) | $500M1,000 jobs |
| Overture SuperfactoryBoom Supersonic, Greensboro, NC | Under construction | $500M1,750 jobs |
| Bee Cave satellite and payload manufacturing facility and HQCesiumAstro, Bee Cave, TX | Announced | $500M500 jobs |
| Dayton eVTOL aircraft manufacturing facilityJoby Aviation, Dayton, OH | Announced | $500M2,000 jobs |
| Cecil Airport Phantom 3500 business jet manufacturing facility and headquartersOtto Aviation, Jacksonville, FL | Announced | $430M389 jobs |
| Fort Worth FLRAA aircraft manufacturing centerBell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX | Announced | $429M400 jobs |
| Camden missile production expansion (PAC-3, THAAD, PrSM)Lockheed Martin, Camden, AR | Announced | $420M650 jobs |
| MidAmerica Industrial Park ammunition plantCBC Global Ammunition (CBC USA), Pryor, OK | Announced | $300M350 jobs |
| Asheville turbine airfoil plant expansionPratt & Whitney (RTX Corporation), Asheville, NC | Announced | $285M325 jobs |
| Project Ranger hypersonic weapons manufacturing campusCastelion, Rio Rancho, NM | Under construction | $220M300 jobs |
| Camden solid rocket motor 'Factories of the Future' expansionL3Harris Technologies (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Camden, AR | Under construction | $216Mjobs not stated |
| Mesa Factory 3 precision components plantHadrian, Mesa, AZ | Operating | $200M350 jobs |
| Spartanburg County flight-control actuation plant (Smith Farms Industrial Park)Woodward, Inc., Greer, SC | Announced | $200M275 jobs |
| Bloomfield solid rocket motor and munitions campusPrometheus Energetics (Kratos / RAFAEL JV), Bloomfield, IN | Under construction | $175M375 jobs |
| Daytona Beach hybrid-electric regional aircraft manufacturing and assembly plantAURA AERO Inc., Daytona Beach, FL | Announced | $173M1,030 jobs |
| Los Angeles satellite bus manufacturing expansionApex Technology, Inc., Los Angeles, CA | Announced | $166M483 jobs |
| Shelby Township combat vehicle transmission plantSAPA Transmission, Inc., Shelby Township, MI | Announced | $163M328 jobs |
| East Aurora Advanced Integrated Manufacturing buildingMoog Inc., East Aurora, NY | Operating | $150Mjobs not stated |
| Titusville Trident II D5LE2 missile component facilityLockheed Martin, Titusville, FL | Announced | $140M300 jobs |
| Maryville headquarters and manufacturing/distribution facilitySmith & Wesson Brands, Inc., Maryville, TN | Operating | $125M750 jobs |
| Covington eVTOL aircraft manufacturing facilityArcher Aviation Inc., Covington, GA | Announced | $118M1,000 jobs |
| Redstone Missile Integration Facility expansionRaytheon (RTX), Huntsville, AL | Under construction | $115M185 jobs |
| Camden 155mm projectile load, assemble and pack (LAP) facilityGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (for U.S. Army), Camden, AR | Operating | $110M185 jobs |
| Philadelphia Navy Yard submarine fabrication facilityRhoads Industries, Philadelphia, PA | Announced | $100M450 jobs |
| Mooresville manufacturing campus expansionCorvid Technologies, Mooresville, NC | Announced | $95M423 jobs |
| Long Beach space station manufacturing expansionVast, Inc., Long Beach, CA | Announced | $88M657 jobs |
| Shannon munitions manufacturing facility expansionGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Shannon, MS | Announced | $87M125 jobs |
| Olathe avionics plant expansionHoneywell Aerospace Technologies, Olathe, KS | Announced | $84M156 jobs |
| Cheswick nuclear pump and motor plant expansionCurtiss-Wright Corporation, Cheswick, PA | Announced | $80M150 jobs |
| Grayling munitions integration and assembly facilitySaab Inc., Grayling, MI | Under construction | $75M70 jobs |
| Long Beach aerospace manufacturing expansionVoyager Technologies, Inc., Long Beach, CA | Announced | $75M152 jobs |
| Detroit defense manufacturing facilityEccalon, Detroit, MI | Announced | $71M800 jobs |
| James City County missile production facilityKongsberg Defence & Aerospace Inc. (KONGSBERG Group), James City, VA | Announced | $71M180 jobs |
| Tulsa International Airport advanced composite materials plantPark Aerospace Corp., Tulsa, OK | Announced | $65M100 jobs |
| Tampa defense components manufacturing expansionTampa Brass & Aluminum, Tampa, FL | Announced | $58M50 jobs |
| Richardson aerospace manufacturing and R&D expansionCollins Aerospace (RTX), Richardson, TX | Announced | $57M570 jobs |
| Scottsburg ammunition container plantConco Inc., Scottsburg, IN | Announced | $54M175 jobs |
| Torrance aerospace components factory expansionHadrian Automation, Inc., Torrance, CA | Announced | $52M650 jobs |
| Martinsburg strike drone factoryHelsing, Martinsburg, WV | Announced | $50M60 jobs |
| Indiana Payload Integration Facility (hypersonic systems)Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Odon, IN | Under construction | $50M100 jobs |
| Helena firearms manufacturing facilityOlympus Arms, Helena, MT | Announced | $50M60 jobs |
| Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center expansion (NGJ-MB pods)Raytheon (RTX), Forest, MS | Under construction | $50M100 jobs |
| Colorado Springs precision manufacturing expansionAccu-Precision, Colorado Springs, CO | Announced | $45M133 jobs |
| Lynn military engine plant modernizationGE Aerospace, Lynn, MA | Announced | $42Mjobs not stated |
| Cedar City firearms and ammunition plantArmscor Precision International, Cedar City, UT | Announced | $40M88 jobs |
| Jacksonville Commodores Point ship repair facility expansionFincantieri Marine Systems North America, Jacksonville, FL | Announced | $39M300 jobs |
| Layton aerospace manufacturing expansionKIHOMAC, Inc., Layton, UT | Announced | $36M177 jobs |
| Independence Township aerospace tooling and parts plantAJG Aerospace, Independence Township, MI | Announced | $34M125 jobs |
| Huntington Beach defense manufacturing expansionMach Industries, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA | Announced | $33M1,057 jobs |
| Juab County bullet and ammunition plant expansionBarnes Bullets, LLC, Juab County, UT | Announced | $31M116 jobs |
| Albuquerque defense manufacturing campus expansionAeroVironment, Inc., Albuquerque, NM | Announced | $30M450 jobs |
| Roanoke County night vision plant expansionElbit Systems of America, Roanoke, VA | Announced | $30M288 jobs |
| West Valley City launcher and nozzle production facilityKarman Space & Defense, West Valley City, UT | Announced | $29M100 jobs |
| Melbourne satellite production facilityArgotec U.S., Melbourne, FL | Operating | $25Mjobs not stated |
| Melbourne satellite and payload engineering and manufacturing facilityCesiumAstro Inc., Melbourne, FL | Announced | $25M100 jobs |
| Shannon defense production line expansion (automated CNC machining)General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Shannon, MS | Announced | $25Mjobs not stated |
| Oklahoma City aerospace facility expansionKIHOMAC, Oklahoma City, OK | Announced | $25Mjobs not stated |
| Creola aircraft parts plantSuperior Air Parts, Creola, AL | Announced | $24M180 jobs |
| Joplin energetics facility expansionEaglePicher Technologies, Joplin, MO | Under construction | $21M100 jobs |
| Rock Hill composites manufacturing expansionRe:Build, Rock Hill, SC | Announced | $20M150 jobs |
| Imlay City armored vehicle assembly plantVeptos, Imlay City, MI | Announced | $20M420 jobs |
| San Mateo and Hayward drone manufacturing expansionSkydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA | Announced | $19M441 jobs |
| Palmdale aerospace component manufacturing expansionA.S. Aerospace, Inc., Palmdale, CA | Announced | $19M137 jobs |
| Orchard Park aerospace assembly and test expansionEaton, Orchard Park, NY | Under construction | $19M100 jobs |
| Crawford rocket motor and munitions manufacturing siteFirehawk Aerospace, Crawford, MS | Announced | $17M100 jobs |
| Wellington aerospace components plantPinnacle Aerospace, LLC, Wellington, KS | Announced | $15M155 jobs |
| Long Beach satellite manufacturing expansionTrue Anomaly, Long Beach, CA | Announced | $13M400 jobs |
| Fayetteville unmanned aircraft plantSkyeton, Inc. (Skyeton Holdings), Fayetteville, NC | Announced | $3M162 jobs |
| Kalkaska body armor plantWarBird Protection Group, Inc., Kalkaska, MI | Announced | $3M110 jobs |
| Lafayette drone manufacturing facilityDMR Technologies, Lafayette, LA | Announced | $1M521 jobs |
| Beavercreek and Xenia advanced materials manufacturing plantAeroVironment, Inc., Beavercreek, OH | Announced | —200 jobs |
| Mobile third A320 Family final assembly line (expansion)Airbus, Mobile, AL | Under construction | —1,000 jobs |
| Weld County space hardware production facilityBAE Systems, Weld County, CO | Announced | —600 jobs |
| Southwest Ohio jet engine manufacturing expansionBeehive Industries, LLC, Miami Township, OH | Announced | —200 jobs |
| Albuquerque satellite manufacturing facilityBlackVe Inc., Albuquerque, NM | Announced | —152 jobs |
| Palm Bay satellite integration and advanced microelectronics facilities (expansion)L3Harris Technologies, Palm Bay, FL | Announced | —200 jobs |
| California (St. Mary's County) unmanned aircraft production expansionPlatform Aerospace, California, MD | Announced | —jobs not stated |
| Wakulla County body armor plant (Opportunity Park)Point Blank Enterprises, Inc., Crawfordville, FL | Announced | —300 jobs |
| Holland FPV drone manufacturing plantUDD Tech Corporation, Holland, OH | Announced | —300 jobs |
| Longmont avionics and in-space propulsion manufacturing facility (with Berthoud expansion)Ursa Major, Longmont, CO | Operating | —1,850 jobs |
Investment and job figures are as announced by the company or state, not achieved. Status comes from the latest dated milestone with a source.
Announcements by year
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 4
- 2024: 13
- 2025: 26
- 2026: 45