Avio USA breaks ground on Virginia plant to produce thousands of rocket motors annually for U.S. missile programs from 2029

Avio USA broke ground on a manufacturing complex at the Southern Virginia Multimodal Park in Hurt that is intended to produce thousands of solid-rocket motors annually for US tactical missile programs. The company expects to invest more than $500 million, create over 1,000 jobs, complete construction in late 2028, and begin production in early 2029. Those figures describe planned capacity and economic impact; individual missile customers, order quantities, and the facility's initial production rate remain undisclosed. The project is intended to add a major supplier in a market where limited motor capacity constrains missile replenishment.