# Woodward to close Santa Clarita facility, move aerospace production to Spartanburg

Woodward, Inc. announced plans to transition production out of its Santa Clarita, California facility, moving military fixed-wing and rotorcraft flight control actuation production to its new Spartanburg, South Carolina campus. The Santa Clarita facility is expected to cease operations by December 2027, affecting about 400 roles.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2026-09-21
- Where: Santa Clarita, California, United States
- Jobs: -400
- Status: announced
- Products: military flight control actuation systems
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Woodward](https://endata.com/companies/3124.md)

## Sources

- [morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9830876/woodward-plans-to-transition-its-santa-clarita-california-aerospace-controls-production-to-spartanburg-south-carolina), 2026-09-21: "Moving this production to Spartanburg will help refine our manufacturing footprint to best support our customers."

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