Avio USA Breaks Ground in Virginia on First U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Facility, Strengthening Defense Supply Chain and Creating Over 1,000 Jobs

COLLEFERRO, IT / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Avio USA today broke ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, an approximately 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia, that will add significant domestic capacity for U.S. missile and munitions production. Located at the Southern Virginia Multimodal Park, the new facility will give Avio USA the capacity to produce thousands of solid rocket motors annually for U.S. tactical missile programs. The company expects to create roughly 1,500 high-quality technical jobs in Southern Virginia. "America needs new suppliers to expand capacity, strengthen competition, and accelerate production now for solid rocket motors and munitions," said Secretary Hung Cao.