BAE Systems is investing $135 million to expand and modernize facilities in Texas and New Hampshire.
BAE Systems is investing $135 million to expand and modernize facilities in Texas and New Hampshire as defense contractors ramp up US manufacturing capacity for weapons, electronics, and military systems.
The company said the upgrades will focus on its sites in Austin, Texas, and Hudson, New Hampshire, with work aimed at increasing production speed and supporting US military readiness programs.
About $85 million will go toward the Hudson campus, where BAE Systems develops and tests advanced defense technologies. The project includes renovations and reconfiguration of roughly 65,000 square feet (6,000 square meters) of workspace.
Another $50 million will fund manufacturing upgrades at the company’s Austin facility, which produces systems tied to precision munitions and other defense technologies.
“This investment in capacity underscores BAE Systems’ long-term commitment to equipping US warfighters with the capabilities they need, when they need them,” Dave Harrold, BAE Systems Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions general manager, said.
The expansion is also expected to create additional engineering and manufacturing jobs at both locations.
Defense Firms Upgrade US Facilities
Several defense firms have announced major upgrades or expansions to US facilities in May alone as military demand and supply chain pressures continue reshaping the defense industrial base.
Motorola Solutions announced a $100-million investment to expand production capacity for Silvus Technologies systems.
The project centers on a new 165,000-square-foot (15,000-square-meter) manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, that will support high-volume production of StreamCaster mobile ad hoc network radios.
Meanwhile, RTX said it is spending $26.5 million to expand Collins Aerospace operations in Largo, Florida, to increase production of aviation radar and defense communications systems.
The expansion is also expected to create more than 100 jobs across engineering and factory operations while adding manufacturing capacity.
Also, Ultra Maritime recently opened an expanded facility in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The site will support engineering and manufacturing work tied to the Sea Raider family of systems and the US Navy’s Next Generation Surface Search Radar program.
