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L3Harris Marks New Solid Rocket Motor Plant In Huntsville, Room To Expand

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025

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L3Harris Marks New Solid Rocket Motor Plant In Huntsville, Room To Expand

Exterior of L3Harris Technologies’ new Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South facility in Huntsville, Ala. (Photo: L3Harris)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – L3Harris Technologies [LHX] opened its newest solid rocket motor (SRM) production facility here during a Monday ceremony, marking another milestone in its continuing plans to expand production of solid rocket motor parts while also providing space to further increase capacity. The new Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) - South has more than six football fields’ worth of space at 370,000 square feet to produce inert solid rocket motor parts for small and medium systems. This means it produces…

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]

Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]

Army

Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says

After lawmakers decided against including major “right to repair” reforms in the latest defense policy bill, a senior Army official has said the service is continuing its push for authorities […]

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]