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- The Camden facility will produce solid rocket motors for the Army’s GMLRS
- L3Harris designed the Arsenal of Freedom to double its current capacity
- The 2023 agreement addresses demand for Javelin, Stinger and GMLRS
L3Harris Technologies has opened the Arsenal of Freedom solid rocket motor production facility built under a $216 million Defense Production Act Title III cooperative agreement.
The company said Tuesday the Arsenal of Freedom facility in Camden, Arkansas, will support manufacturing of rocket motors used in the U.S. Army’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, and is expected to double existing production capacity.
Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey, a 2026 Wash100 Award winner, said the facility will help maintain a reliable and secure supply chain for precision munitions used by U.S. forces and allied nations.
What Does the Title III Agreement Cover?
The Department of War awarded L3Harris the Title III cooperative agreement in 2023 to meet higher demand for tactical missiles such as the GMLRS, Javelin and Stinger. The original agreement was awarded to Aerojet Rocketdyne, which L3Harris later acquired.
In addition to the Camden facility, the agreement provides for new facilities at the company’s Orange County, Virginia, location. L3Harris announced in April a more than $1 billion expansion to establish the Virginia Advanced Propulsion Facilities. The project is expected to more than double the site’s 256,000 square feet of manufacturing space and create over 350 jobs within five years.
The agreement also includes equipment and digital enhancements at L3Harris’ Huntsville, Alabama, locations. It supported the company’s 379,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South in Huntsville, which manufactures inert solid rocket motor components for the Standard Missile, GMLRS and Javelin programs.
What Is L3Harris’ Broader Propulsion Expansion Plan?
L3Harris is building approximately 60 new facilities in Arkansas, Alabama, California and Virginia to boost propulsion production for various programs. Ongoing projects at the Camden site include the Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities and two new facilities dedicated to PAC-3 propulsion production.
The investments also cover additional equipment and new processes.
Ken Bedingfield, president of missile solutions at L3Harris and a panel moderator at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Space Summit, said the facility reflects the company’s broader effort to expand solid rocket motor manufacturing by combining automated equipment, digital processes and skilled workers.
