# Saab unveils $37M manufacturing facility at Purdue Discovery Park

Saab unveiled a $37 million, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at Purdue Discovery Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, Indiana. The facility will begin production of the aft portion of the T-7A training aircraft for the U.S. Air Force in October 2021, with plans to employ up to 300 people over five years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-06-22
- Where: Purdue Discovery Park Aerospace District, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Value: $37.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Oct 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100,000 square feet
- Products: aft portion of T-7A training aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Saab AB](https://endata.com/companies/9708.md)

## Sources

- [purdueexponent.org](https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/swedish-roots-american-heritage/article_eb721f66-d379-11eb-8d37-ab7d24f67374.html), 2021-06-22: "The $37 million, 100,000-square-foot facility, unveiled for the public Tuesday morning, currently sits empty but promises to deploy the next generation of manufacturing technologies by its grand opening in October."
- [wishtv.com](https://www.wishtv.com/news/inside-indiana-business/saab-preparing-for-production-growth-at-purdue/), 2021-06-28: "Construction of the $37 million, 100,000-square-foot aerospace facility is complete and the plant will soon manufacture part of the T-7 Red Hawk jet trainer aircraft that will be used by the U.S. Air Force."

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