L3Harris opens new rocket motor facility in Huntsville: Here’s what to know

Technology firm L3Harris celebrated the opening of its new Solid Rocket Motor production facility in Huntsville. The production facility, known as Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South, is the size of more than six football fields.

Here’s what to know:

L3Harris opens Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South

This expanded AMF-South facility complements the existing 136,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility–North in Huntsville, which opened in 2019. 

The opening of this new addition is significant in multiple ways. The site is designed and equipped to support surging production demands and emerging missile defense needs, including President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome.” Plus, the expansion will create additional jobs.

 Here’s some info on the new facility:

• AMF-South features 379,000 square feet of space.
• The facility is designed to be scalable, efficient and highly flexible. 
• The firm invested more than $20 million in renovations to support the facility.
• The company’s Title III Defense Production Act cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense helped fund additional equipment and tooling purchases.

Expansion efforts have already resulted in approximately 40 new jobs for the area, and the company expects to create more than 100 additional jobs to support operations at the site over the next few years. 

“With this new facility, L3Harris will continue its commitment to innovation and excellence by developing the latest technologies in inert manufacturing for solid rocket motors to support critical defense programs designed to protect our nation. Congratulations, and thank you for being an excellent community partner.”

Mayor Tommy Battle

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