US EditionL3Harris to Expand Solid Rocket Motor Production in Arkansas
CALHOUN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, JUL 17 – The $193 million investment will expand solid rocket motor production capacity six-fold and create 50 new jobs, supporting national security and Arkansas’s aerospace industry growth.
- On Thursday, Eric DiStasi was appointed vice president of strategy and business development and general manager of advanced missile programs. DiStasi confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Thursday.
- A defense industry veteran, DiStasi served at Aerojet Rocketdyne and Lockheed Martin, holding an MBA from the University of New Haven.
- L3Harris is investing $193 million to build 20 facilities, adding over 130,000 square feet, with production slated for 2027.
- Creating 50 new jobs, the project is part of the Defense Department’s Defense Production Act Title III program, and it offers a six-fold capacity increase.
- She noted, `Arkansas is helping position our state as the arsenal of democracy`, building on South Arkansas’s long aerospace and defense manufacturing history.
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L3Harris announces $193M expansion in Camden, will add 50 new jobs over two years | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
South Arkansas has become a hot spot for the aerospace and defense industry -- and a $193 million investment announced Thursday will help continue the region's trajectory.
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L3Harris Launches $193M Expansion to Boost Rocket Motor Output in Arkansas
Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Melbourne, Florida, on Thursday announced plans to invest $193 million to expand solid rocket motor manufacturing in Arkansas. The project would bring more than 20 buildings and 130,000 SF of manufacturing and office space to Calhoun County, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission said in a news release. L3Harris currently makes more than 100,000 solid rocket motors annually at its facilities…
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