Where capability will be needed.

Defense

Anduril

New financing discussions follow a $5 billion round

Reuters reports that Anduril is discussing another financing after a $5 billion round valued the company at $61 billion. The new talks are not final, so this is a forward signal rather than completed capital.

Defense

Emerging build

Saronic Port Alpha

$3.2 billion autonomous shipyard targets large scale production

Saronic plans an autonomous shipyard in Brownsville designed to produce software defined unmanned vessels. The project could eventually create thousands of jobs across shipbuilding and advanced manufacturing.

Aerospace

Emerging build

Electra

$850 million aircraft factory targets nearly 2,000 jobs

Electra plans a Springfield production facility for its hybrid electric EL9 aircraft, with capacity targeted at up to 400 aircraft annually and 1,975 jobs.

Aerospace

Supplier expansion

Beehive Industries

$70 million expansion scales 3D printed jet engines

Beehive is adding more than 200 jobs, expanding three facilities, and creating a new machining center as its Frenzy engine moves into full rate production.

Aerospace

Production ramp

Redwire

A 164,000 square foot expansion adds 150 technical jobs

Redwire is expanding manufacturing and engineering capacity for unmanned aircraft, gimbal payloads, energy systems, and space technologies. The jobs span engineering, manufacturing, integration, and technical operations.

Aerospace

Emerging build

JetZero Greensboro

Groundbreaking begins an 8 million square foot aircraft factory

JetZero broke ground on a manufacturing and final assembly campus planned to create 14,500 jobs over ten years. The first phase includes an advanced composite manufacturing and research center.

Space

Production ramp

Relativity Space

Terran R hardware moves through integration as machine capacity expands

Relativity is integrating Terran R stages in Long Beach while bringing additional CNC machines and powder bed fusion printers online. Flight hardware, engines, avionics, structures, and fluid systems are moving through production and test.

Defense

Scaled production

BAE Systems Austin

$50 million manufacturing overhaul scales precision munitions

BAE Systems is overhauling its Austin manufacturing infrastructure to accelerate end to end production of precision munitions and create skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs.

Advanced Manufacturing

Amca

$300 million supports critical aerospace component production

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America raised a $300 million Series B to expand its aerospace and defense manufacturing network and add factories. Amca combines the acquisition of established suppliers with new product development and modern production systems.

Defense

Castelion

A framework targets production of 500 hypersonic weapons a year

Castelion and the Department of War announced a multiyear production framework for low cost hypersonic missiles. The shift from development to repeat production is the important workforce signal.

Defense

Shield AI

$2 billion financing supports autonomy and simulation

Shield AI announced $1.5 billion in Series G funding and $500 million in preferred financing alongside a planned simulation company acquisition. The company says the capital will support its Hivemind autonomy platform and phases of X BAT aircraft development.

Defense

Production ramp

Anduril Arsenal 1

Fury production begins inside a factory planned for 4,000 jobs

Anduril began production at its autonomous systems manufacturing campus near Columbus. The initial workforce is expected to grow from hundreds of people toward more than 4,000 over the next decade.

Space

Production ramp

CesiumAstro

$500 million headquarters expansion adds 550 jobs

CesiumAstro acquired nearly 270,000 square feet for precision electronics, spacecraft manufacturing, and advanced engineering, with plans to grow its Austin area workforce beyond 1,000.

Space

Vast

$500 million advances Haven space station production

Vast raised $500 million to advance its Haven space stations and other crewed systems. The company has also reported more than 1,000 employees at its Long Beach headquarters and over $1 billion invested in Haven 1.

Space

Scaled production

Boeing and Millennium Space Systems

A new payload line expands satellite production capacity

Boeing opened a new electro optical and infrared payload production line in El Segundo to support Millennium Space Systems satellite deliveries and increase rate manufacturing capacity.

Defense

Production ramp

Davie Defense

$730 million expansion adds more than 2,400 shipbuilding jobs

Davie Defense is expanding shipbuilding capacity in Galveston and Port Arthur for Arctic icebreakers and other specialized government and commercial vessels.

Advanced Manufacturing

Machina Labs

$124 million funds a 200,000 square foot intelligent factory

Machina Labs announced Series C financing and a large scale factory designed for advanced metal structures. The planned facility can house up to 50 robotic production cells serving defense, aerospace, and mobility customers.

Space

Production ramp

Blue Origin

$71.4 million expansion adds thruster production

Blue Origin is expanding operations in Cummings Research Park and Jetplex Industrial Park, creating 105 jobs and establishing additional thruster production in Alabama.

Energy

Radiant

More than $300 million supports microreactor commercialization

Radiant announced more than $300 million in new funding to scale commercialization of its portable nuclear microreactor. The capital supports the transition from a first reactor test toward a factory and repeat production.

Defense

Scaled production

Palantir ShipOS

$448 million Navy investment connects shipyards, suppliers, and production schedules

The Navy is deploying Palantir software across the maritime industrial base, beginning with submarine builders, shipyards, and critical suppliers. ShipOS combines planning, legacy, and operational data to identify bottlenecks and improve production decisions.

Advanced Manufacturing

Production ramp

Toyota Battery Manufacturing

$13.9 billion battery plant begins scaling toward 5,100 jobs

Toyota opened its first North American battery plant with 14 planned production lines serving hybrid, plug in hybrid, and battery electric vehicles. The facility began shipping batteries in 2025 and is scaling a large production workforce.

Space

Emerging build

SpinLaunch

$30 million supports the Meridian satellite constellation

SpinLaunch raised new capital to accelerate development and commercialization of its Meridian low Earth orbit communications constellation from its Long Beach base.

Defense

Production ramp

Performance Drone Works

Expansion contributes to more than 700 announced Huntsville jobs

Performance Drone Works and Parsons announced major Huntsville expansions supported by local recruitment and training incentives. PDW adds another unmanned systems employer to the region.

Advanced Manufacturing

Hadrian

$260 million supports factories, research, and new production teams

Hadrian announced new capital, a major factory expansion, added research capacity, and dedicated teams for naval production. It also described plans for a large corporate and research headquarters supporting rapid hiring.

Defense

Epirus

$43.5 million Army contract adds systems, tests, and support

The Army awarded Epirus a contract for two next generation high power microwave systems. The base award includes test events, support equipment, and spares, with options for additional work.

Space

Varda

$187 million expands orbital manufacturing

Varda announced a Series C round to scale spacecraft and pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity. The company said the capital would support mission cadence and expanded laboratory infrastructure.

Space

Impulse Space

$300 million responds to a backlog of more than 30 contracts

Impulse Space raised a $300 million Series C after signing more than 30 contracts worth nearly $200 million. The company said it was hiring and scaling to meet commercial, civil, and defense demand.

Aerospace

JetZero

$175 million supports a full scale blended wing aircraft

JetZero announced approximately $175 million in Series B financing as it develops a full scale demonstrator backed by a $235 million Air Force award. Its Long Beach headquarters is being used to design, test, and integrate the aircraft.

Aerospace

Production ramp

Honda Aircraft Company

HondaJet Echelon enters test article production

Honda Aircraft began producing the first HondaJet Echelon test unit in Greensboro after installing specialized assembly lines. The program adds a new aircraft development and certification cycle to the region's existing HondaJet production system.

Space

Production ramp

True Anomaly

A 90,000 square foot factory brings spacecraft production to Long Beach

True Anomaly established a Long Beach factory for new product development, vertical integration, and production of space defense hardware and software systems.

Aerospace

Emerging build

Boom Supersonic

Overture Superfactory establishes a second aircraft production system

Boom opened its Overture Superfactory at Piedmont Triad International Airport for final assembly of its supersonic airliner. The site establishes aerospace production demand in the same region now preparing for JetZero.