UNITED STATES OF AMERICA —Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a 250 million US dollar follow-on contract by Lockheed Martin to manufacture standard-range propulsion units for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). The agreement represents the largest single production volume order in the history of L3Harris's involvement with the GMLRS program, under which it produces solid rocket motors along with electronic safe-and-arm mechanisms and proximity sensors.
L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor and aerospace technology provider specializing in tactical communications, avionics, space systems, and rocket propulsion. Lockheed Martin is a major US aerospace and defense manufacturer that serves as the primary system integrator for the GMLRS platform.
Manufacturing under the contract will be executed at L3Harris's new 60,000-square-foot facility in Camden, Arkansas, which is scheduled to begin operations later this year. The specialized production plant incorporates advanced robotics and automated manufacturing systems designed to centralize solid rocket motor fabrication and increase unit output for the US military and international allied armed forces.
The follow-on award highlights sustained demand for precision-guided artillery munitions and solid rocket motor manufacturing capacity within the global defense sector. For defense prime contractors, military procurement agencies, and aerospace supply chain stakeholders, expanding automated propulsion manufacturing addresses critical inventory replenishment requirements and strengthens long-term industrial production resilience.
