# Hadrian opens $2.4B advanced manufacturing facility in Alabama for submarine components

Hadrian opened Factory 4 in Cherokee, Alabama, a $2.4 billion public-private facility to mass-produce components for Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine programs. The facility combines $1.5 billion in private capital with $900 million in Navy funding.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-03-20
- Where: Cherokee, Alabama, United States
- Value: $2.40B
- Starts operating: 20 Mar 2026
- Status: completed
- Products: submarine components, parts, assemblies, finished products
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Hadrian](https://endata.com/companies/50431.md)
- [United States Navy](https://endata.com/companies/15467.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hadrian-opens-advanced-manufacturing-facility-in-alabama-to-support-columbia--and-virginia-class-submarine-production-302720156.html), 2026-03-21: "Hadrian, the advanced manufacturing company, today opened a new facility in Cherokee, Alabama dedicated to the U.S. Navy's Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine programs."

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