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L3Harris Technologies

Missile propulsion, solid rocket motors (Aerojet Rocketdyne)

USpublicest. 2019l3harris.com (opens l3harris.com)Checked 11 Oct

The brief

Analyst view
  • Camden, Arkansas builds over 75,000 solid rocket motors a year for Javelin, Stinger and Patriot.
  • Pentagon's $1B investment in Missile Solutions closed April 2026; the IPO slipped to mid-2027.
  • $1.3B Virginia propulsion campus (April 2026) will more than double rocket motor space there.

Technical approach

As reported
One roof

Consolidated motor line

Camden moves key steps into one 60,000 sq ft building, cutting how far motors travel during production by 80%.

Flexible tooling

Program-agnostic equipment

New large-motor equipment in Camden is not tied to one missile, so output can shift with demand.

Three sites

Arkansas, Virginia, Alabama

Motors are made in Camden (AR) and Orange (VA); inert missile parts move from Virginia to Huntsville (AL).

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