Sentinel: L3Harris to sextuple large rocket motor production in Camden, Arkansas

Sentinel: L3Harris to sextuple large rocket motor production in Camden, Arkansas

L3Harris is expanding its Camden, Arkansas facilities to multiply by six its capacity to build large solid rocket motors, including the third-stage motor of the US Air Force’s Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile.

L3Harris expands Arkansas factory to produce rocket motors for Sentinel missiles

The Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities campus will contain more than 20 buildings across 110 acres. L3Harris expects it to be operational by the end of 2027. The company supplies Sentinel’s Stage 3 solid rocket motor and post-boost propulsion system as part of Northrop Grumman’s nationwide industry team. The investment adds manufacturing capacity as those propulsion systems progress through testing. The Stage 3 motor completed a hot-fire te…