Rajant Corporation, a provider of Kinetic Mesh resilient networking and defense manufacturing, is announcing the Kentucky Defense Manufacturing Innovation Hub (KDMIH) expansion project at its campus in Morehead, Kentucky.
Phase-one buildout is already underway within Rajant’s existing 48,000-square-foot facility, with approximately 30,000 square feet immediately available for production operations. The proposed expansion will scale the campus to approximately 148,000 square feet of automated, AI-driven manufacturing capacity, designed to support next-generation defense, autonomous systems and aerospace operations.
At full planned capacity, the facility is designed to support high-volume production of “Flying Cowbell” tactical first-person-view (FPV) drone systems and Unibell brushless motors, alongside a dedicated 2,000-square-foot certified clean room intended for future aerospace and satellite assembly opportunities. All production will meet NDAA-compliant supply chain requirements and operational resiliency requirements shaped by real-world deployment environments.
This expansion directly addresses accelerating demand for autonomous systems and sovereign manufacturing capacity capable of supporting resilient operations in contested and denied environments.
“This is more than a factory: it’s a long-term investment in sovereign American capability. We can no longer afford to depend on constrained supply chains and adversarial timelines,” said Diana Logue, COO of Rajant Corporation, in a statement. “Phase-one is already underway. This initiative will deliver the resilient manufacturing scale, workforce development, and autonomous systems infrastructure America needs for the next generation of defense and industrial operations.”
The KDMIH initiative is on track to create 85 to 100 aerospace and advanced manufacturing jobs in Eastern Kentucky. It will also establish long-term workforce development partnerships with the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics and Morehead State University.
