Mark Farley, VP of operations for Aerojet Rocketdyne/L3Harris, speaks at the opening of its new Huntsville facility last year. Photo: Derek Lacey/Axios
L3Harris has nabbed a nearly $400-million contract to support the Missile Defense Agency's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
Why it matters: It'll mean more work in Huntsville for the prime defense contractor which has been growing locally in big ways.
Zoom in: Part of the contract will see L3Harris producing additional solid rocket boost motors for the THAAD, manufactured in Huntsville and in Camden, Arkansas.
The system is one of the nation's primary defenses agains short, medium and intermediate-range missiles, with a 100% success rate, L3Harris notes in an announcement of the contract.
What they're saying: "THAAD is paramount to the security of this nation and our allies, and we are dedicated to delivering our proven propulsion for years to come," said Ken Bedingfield, president, missile solutions, in the announcement.
Catch up quick: L3Harris invested more than $20 million to construct its massive 379,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville, which opened last August.
