HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — L3Harris Technologies showcased its newest Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) production facility known as Advanced Manufacturing Facility – South (AMF-South).
The site, the size of more than six football fields, is designed and equipped to support surging production demands and emerging missile defense needs.
“Solid rocket motors remain essential to the vast majority of critical defense programs that protect our communities, military and allies," L3Harris' President of Aerojet Rocketdyne Ken Bedingfield said. "Our growth in Huntsville represents another significant investment we are making to boost production capacity of critical components, and we’re proud that they are being made in Alabama.”
AMF-South features 379,000 square feet of space and specializes in manufacturing inert SRM components like nozzles, exit cones, aft closures and cases. L3Harris invested more than $20 million in renovations to support the facility.
The site also houses equipment such as hydraulic presses, autoclaves, tape-wrap systems and composite machining that will help deliver high-quality inert components faster and with greater precision. The company’s Title III Defense Production Act cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense helped to fund additional equipment and tooling purchases.
AMF-South is currently supporting programs such as the Standard Missile, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System and Javelin, with plans to support additional programs.
Expansion efforts have reportedly resulted in approximately 40 new jobs for the area, and the company expects to create more than 100 additional jobs to support operations at the site over the next few years.
The expanded AMF-South facility complements L3 Harris' existing 136,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility – North in Huntsville, which opened in 2019.
