# Safran Landing Systems breaks ground on $100M expansion in Walton, Kentucky

Safran Landing Systems broke ground in fall 2016 on a $100 million-plus expansion at its Walton, Kentucky plant, which manufactures aircraft carbon brakes. The expansion aims to meet rising demand in North America.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-09-01
- Where: Walton, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Status: under construction
- Products: aircraft carbon brakes
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran Landing Systems](https://endata.com/companies/16755.md)

## Sources

- [lanereport.com](https://www.lanereport.com/73353/2017/02/northern-kentucky-companies-produce-everything-from-airplane-brakes-to-candy/), 2017-02-09: "Safran Landing Systems ... recently broke ground on a $100 million expansion in Walton."

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