# Aerojet Rocketdyne breaks ground on Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville

Aerojet Rocketdyne broke ground on a new 136,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The facility will bring roughly 800 new jobs and is expected to begin production by the end of 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-24
- Where: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 136,000 square feet
- Products: rocket engines, solid rocket motor composite cases, additive manufacturing products
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Aerojet Rocketdyne](https://endata.com/companies/9129.md)

## Sources

- [spacenews.com](https://spacenews.com/aerojet-rocketdyne-breaks-ground-on-new-era-of-advanced-manufacturing-in-huntsville/), 2017-10-24: "The new Advanced Manufacturing Facility we are officially breaking ground on today is an essential component of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Competitive Improvement Program."
- [alreporter.com](https://www.alreporter.com/2017/10/26/aerojet-rocketdyne-begins-construction-new-plant), 2017-10-26: "This is not only an exciting day for Aerojet Rocketdyne and the city of Huntsville, it’s an exciting day for the entire state of Alabama."

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