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Hadrian factories

by HadrianUS

ScalingStage 5 of 5

Growing to four sites totalling nearly 3 million sq ft after the 2026 raise.

Updated 6 Aug 2026Checked 25 Sep0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Build out four-site network (~3M sq ft)
  1. Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona announced17 Jul 2025Complete.
  2. New sites in Alabama and Texas announcedAug 2026Complete.
  3. Build out four-site network (~3M sq ft)NowCurrent milestone.

Most important updates

  • 6 Aug 2026
  • 20 Mar 2026
  • 29 Jan 2026
  • 17 Jul 2025
  • 14 Aug 2024

Current obstacles

  • Whole systems are harderMaking full systems (munitions, ship modules) adds assembly and testing that is harder to automate.

Physics limits

  • Cutting is limited by heat at the tool edgeTitanium and nickel alloys conduct heat poorly, so heat concentrates at the cutting edge and wears tools fast. They must be cut several times slower than aluminium, whatever the automation.
  • Chatter caps how fast metal can be removedPast a certain cutting depth and speed, tool and part start to vibrate in a self-feeding loop called chatter. It ruins surfaces and tools, and long thin tools chatter first.
  • Parts grow with temperatureSteel expands about 12 µm per metre for each °C. Holding tolerances of a few microns needs temperature-controlled rooms, coolant and measuring parts at a stable temperature.

How it works

3 parts
Rows of CNC machining centres inside a Hadrian factory, fed and linked by automation that moves parts between machines
Rows of CNC machining centres inside a Hadrian factory, fed and linked by automation that moves parts between machinesCourtesy of Hadrian · Press kit, editorial use (opens hadrian.co)
Plan

Software plans the job

A part's 3D model goes into software that works out how to cut it and schedules the machines.

Make

Automated CNC machines

Five-axis machines with automatic loading run long shifts on their own, watched by trained technicians.

Verify

Built-in checking

Machines measure each part and save the data to meet aerospace quality rules.

Spec sheet

SpecHadrian factories
Factory 3 size270,000 sq ftR (reported)
Factory 3 investment$200MR (reported)

R reported by the company

Update log

5 updates

Thu 6 Aug

  • Major: PressFunding

Fri 20 Mar

  • Major: PressManufacturing

Thu 29 Jan

  • Major: PressManufacturing

Thu 17 Jul 2025

  • Major: BlogFunding

Wed 14 Aug 2024

  • Minor: PressCommercial

About Hadrian

The team behind Hadrian factories

Hadrian

Automated machining factories for defense and space

Hadrian builds highly automated factories that cut precision metal parts, and now whole systems, for aerospace and defense. Founded in 2020 by Chris Power, it runs factories in Southern California and Arizona.

  • Raised $1.37B in August 2026 at $7.87B, about five times its value a year earlier. JPMorgan anchored the round.
  • Moving from single parts to whole products, including munitions and navy ship components.
  • Core bet: software lets newly trained workers run machines that normally need veteran machinists.

hadrian.co (opens hadrian.co)Company profile →

Founded
20206 yrs
Headquarters
United States
Status
Private
Valuation
$7.9BprivateAug 2026
Raised
$1.7B3 rounds
Last round
Series D · $1.4BAug 2026$7.9B post
Works in
ManufacturingAutomated machiningSpaceflight
Coverage
1 program · 5 updateslatest 6 Aug 2026checked 25 Sep
Lead investors
JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investment GroupWCM Investment ManagementValor Equity PartnersBaillie GiffordFounders FundLux Capital
Customers
US ArmyUS Navy
Investors
Founders Fund (opens foundersfund.com)Lux Capital (opens luxcapital.com)JPMorgan Chase (opens jpmorganchase.com)
People
Chris PowerFounder & CEO
Primer