Articles Tagged with ''munitions manufacturing''

ALCOA, TN—Advanced Munitions International will invest $553 million to build a new headquarters and ammunition assembly plant here. The facility is expected to create 605 new jobs.

TROY, AL—Lockheed Martin plans to expand its missile assembly plant here and add 240 employees.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Raytheon Co. has revolutionized missile manufacturing at its sprawling, classified factory here, where automated transporters ferry missile parts to gleaming assembly stations, and even tuck themselves away for charging when their batteries run low.

CHEYENNE, WY—Maverick Ammunition plans to open a new assembly plant here, employing more than 50 people. The facility will produce 1.8 million rounds per week by the second half of 2014.

NEWTOWN, OH—Three workers at an ammunition assembly plant here suffered minor burns and other injuries in an explosion Thursday morning.

WINCHESTER, KY—J&T Munitions has begun construction of a $3.6 million expansion project at its assembly plant here. The company also plans to add 15 full-time jobs.

LUMBERTON, NC—Ammunition manufacturer Cape Fear Arsenal Inc. will invest $15.2 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating 150 jobs over the next three years.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Nammo Composite Solutions has developed an automated composite manufacturing process for the production of a next-generation missile launcher.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Raytheon has nearly completed construction of a new missile assembly plant here.

OGDEN, UT—Setpoint Ammunition has opened a new assembly plant here that features flexible production equipment.