L3Harris to create 80 jobs in Virginia

L3Harris Technologies has announced expansion plans to increase domestic production of solid rocket motors for national security. Most of the $41.2 million investment will come from the cooperative agreement that Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris company, signed with the Defense Department in 2023.

The investment will upgrade capacity at the rocket propulsion manufacturer’s Culpeper, Va., location, including new facilities, equipment, and tools. The expansion is expected to create 80 jobs over the next three years.

Aerojet Rocketdyne manufactures advanced propulsion and energetics systems, providing propulsion and power systems for rockets, spacecraft, and other space vehicles; strategic missiles; missile defense; and tactical systems and armaments.