# Vigor starts construction of Army landing craft at new aluminum facility

Vigor held a keel laying ceremony at its new aluminum fabrication facility in Vancouver, Washington, marking the start of construction of the U.S. Army's next-generation landing craft, the MSV(L). The facility is expected to employ up to 400 workers by 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-09-17
- Where: Vancouver, Washington, United States
- Jobs: 400
- Status: under construction
- Products: Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) landing craft
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Vigor](https://endata.com/companies/19766.md)
- [BMT](https://endata.com/companies/2923.md) (partner)
- [Northrop Grumman](https://endata.com/companies/6849.md) (partner)
- [U.S. Army](https://endata.com/companies/15558.md) (customer)
- [Gladding-Hearn](https://endata.com/companies/42165.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [marinelog.com](https://www.marinelog.com/news/vigor-kicks-off-construction-of-next-gen-army-landing-craft/), 2019-09-17: "The ceremonial welds performed by Congresswoman Beutler and Colonel Helwig marked both the start of the MSV(L) program and the beginning of a new era in shipbuilding at Vigor’s new aluminum fabrication facility, where it expects to employ up to 400 workers by 2023 building high performance military "

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