Lockheed Martin partners with Avio for rocket motor production
Lockheed Martin and Avio have announced a strategic partnership to produce solid rocket motors for the Extended Range GMLRS and Precision Strike Missile programs. The collaboration will be conducted at Avio USA's facility in Hurt, Virginia, providing Lockheed Martin with access to a portion of Avio's supply capacity. Avio USA, a subsidiary of Avio S.p.A., has invested over $500 million in new solid rocket motor production capacity in the United States.
Both companies are committed to maintaining a reliable and diverse supply chain for solid rocket motors as part of their defense industrial base strategy.
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