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L3Harris Announces $1 Billion Solid Solid Rocket Motor Expansion In Virginia

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

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L3Harris Announces $1 Billion Solid Solid Rocket Motor Expansion In Virginia

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, L3Harris VP Mark Farley, and state and local leaders announce major solid rocket motor expansion in Orange County. (Photo: L3Harris Technologies).

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Wednesday announced an agreement with the Virginia and local governments to more than double its solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing space at its Orange County site to increase production capacity in a project worth $1.265 billion. The five-year project, dubbed the Virginia Advanced Propulsion Facilities (VAPF), builds on top of previous expansion announcements with plans to ultimately create over 350 more jobs. L3Harris noted its current Orange County site currently sits at 256,000 square feet of…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]