# Safran Electronics & Defense to invest €120M in Montluçon gyroscope plant

Safran Electronics & Defense announced a €120 million investment to expand and modernize its Montluçon facility, tripling HRG gyroscope production capacity from 10,000 to 30,000 units annually by 2032, and creating 500 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-06-08
- Where: Montluçon, France, France
- Value: $129.0M (120.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 2032
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000 units annually
- Products: hemispherical resonator gyroscope (HRG)
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran Electronics & Defense](https://endata.com/companies/20110.md)

## Sources

- [safran-group.com](https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/safran-invests-montlucon-accelerate-production-its-high-tech-hrg-gyroscopes-2026-06-08), 2026-06-08: "This project aims to triple the production capacity of its hemispherical resonator gyroscope (HRG)."

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