Avio USA Starts First U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Facility in Virginia
Avio USA has broken ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, a 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia. The facility aims to enhance domestic capacity for U.S. missile and munitions production and is expected to create over 1,000 jobs.
S. S. missile and munitions production. Located at Cane Creek Centre in Pittsylvania County, the project was announced on October 6, 2026.