# GKN Aerospace to double F-35 canopy production capacity in Garden Grove, California

GKN Aerospace announced plans to double F-35 canopy production capacity at its Garden Grove, California site, creating over 100 jobs. A customer investment of up to $150 million will support a new production line, to be completed by January 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-06-06
- Where: Garden Grove, California, United States
- Value: $150.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Jan 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double production capacity for F-35 canopies
- Products: F-35 cockpit canopies, military transparencies
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md)

## Sources

- [gknaerospace.com](https://www.gknaerospace.com/news-insights/news/gkn-aerospace-to-double-f-35-canopy-production-capacity-as-demand-ramps-up/), 2024-06-06: "This investment is a crucial step, enabling us to provide the growing international F-35 fleet with the very latest transparencies technology, to help keep servicemen and women safe around the world."
- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/gkn-aerospace-to-expand-garden-grove-california-f-35-canopy-ndaa-fy25/719440/), 2024-06-24: "This investment is a crucial step, enabling us to provide the growing international F-35 fleet with the very latest transparencies technology."

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