# Saab opens new T-7A aft section production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana

Saab opened a new 100,000-square-foot production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, to produce the aft section of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer for the U.S. Air Force, in partnership with Boeing.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-13
- Where: West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Value: $37.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: 13 Oct 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 100,000 square feet
- Products: aft section of T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Saab AB](https://endata.com/companies/9708.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [boeing.mediaroom.com](https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130941), 2021-10-13: "Saab’s new leading-edge, 100,000-square-foot production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana."
- [saab.com](https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2021/saab-celebrates-u.s.-expansion-with-opening-of-new-facility), 2021-10-13: "This opening marks a historic moment for Saab."
- [thomasnet.com](https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/saab-officially-opens-37-million-aerospace-factory-in-indiana/), 2021-11-04: "This high-tech facility and its growing workforce are a result of Saab’s continued investment in the United States."
- [thefabricator.com](https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/news/shopmanagement/saab-opens-indiana-aerospace-factory), 2021-11-04: "Saab has opened a production facility in West Lafayette, Ind., that will manufacture aft airframe sections for the T-7A Red Hawk trainer program."

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