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Air Force

Avio Considering Sites for U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Plant

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, October 29th, 2024

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Avio Considering Sites for U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Plant

Pictured is Avio USA CEO James Syring (Avio Photo)

Avio USA, a subsidiary of Italy's Avio S.p.A, is considering sites for Avio's first solid rocket motor (SRM) plant in the United States. The company said that it has picked the Texas-based ACMI Group's ACMI Properties to design the plant. "Avio USA and ACMI Properties are in the process of evaluating several locations to select the best possible site for the several hundred-acre solid rocket motor production facility," Avio USA said this week. "Multiple states are currently under consideration. The…

Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]