Avio USA Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Facility
Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
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Project overview
- Infrastructure Sector
- Defense & National Security
- Project Type
- Solid rocket motor manufacturing facility
- Location
- Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- Project Owner / Agency / Developer
- Avio USA
- Project Description
- A more than $500 million, approximately 900,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia Multimodal Park. The plant is planned to produce solid rocket motors for defense, tactical propulsion, missile systems and commercial space applications.
- Estimated Project Value
- More than $500 million announced investment
- Funding Source
- Private investment; state and local economic-development support
Schedule & delivery
- Project Stage
- Construction
- Expected Procurement Date
- Not yet verified
- Construction Start
- Groundbreaking September 29, 2026
- Estimated Completion
- Not yet verified
- Delivery Method
- Private industrial development
- Major Scope / Components
- Approximately 900,000 square feet for solid rocket motor manufacturing and related aerospace and defense production
Project team
- Key Organizations Involved
- Avio USA; Avio S.p.A.; Commonwealth of Virginia; Pittsylvania County; Town of Hurt; Southern Virginia Regional Alliance
- Prime Contractor / Construction Manager
- Not yet verified
- Engineering / Design Firm
- Not yet verified
- Technology / Equipment Providers
- Not yet verified
- Decision Makers / Project Contacts
- Office of the Governor of Virginia press office: press@governor.virginia.gov
Procurement & opportunities
- Current RFPs / RFQs / Bid Opportunities
- Not yet verified
- Upcoming RFPs / Procurement Opportunities
- Not yet verified
- Contract Value / Package Size
- Not yet verified
- Workforce Requirements
- More than 1,500 jobs projected by the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Supplier / Subcontractor Opportunities
- Not yet verified
- Website / Procurement Portal
- Official project / procurement website ↗
Progress & intelligence
- Permitting / Regulatory Status
- Not yet verified
- Major Milestones
- 2026-02 — Virginia announced site selection and incentive package.
2026-09-29 — Formal groundbreaking held in Hurt. - Recent Project Updates
- 2026-09-29 — Construction milestone marked by formal groundbreaking.
- Challenges / Risks
- Not yet verified
- Last Updated
- 2026-10-01
Sector: Defense & National Security
Stage: Construction
A more than $500 million, approximately 900,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia Multimodal Park. The plant is planned to produce solid rocket motors for defense, tactical propulsion, missile systems and commercial space applications.
Latest verified milestone
Virginia and Avio USA held the formal groundbreaking on September 29, 2026, moving the Pittsylvania County facility into construction.
View the official project source
Project record reviewed October 1, 2026. Dates and status reflect the cited public source and may change.