Rep. John McGuire Celebrates Groundbreaking of $500 Million Investment in Virginia's Fifth District

HURT, VA - On Tuesday, Representative John McGuire (VA-05) celebrated the groundbreaking of Avio USA's newest manufacturing facility in Hurt,Virginia. The 860,000 square-foot facility in the town's Multimodal Park will bring over 1,000 jobs to the district, producing solid-propellant rocket motors for defense, tactile propulsion, missile systems, and space sectors.

"Ensuring our country remains the strongest nation on earth means we must invest in our munitions production capacity and the Arsenal of Freedom," said Rep. John McGuire (VA-05). "This investment in the Fifth District not only brings well-paying jobs to our community but gives the United States military another reliable solid rocket motor supply base to put weapons on target when needed. I was honored to join Avio USA in celebrating their groundbreaking, and I look forward to working together to ensure America's continued strength."

"Avio USA is building more than a manufacturing facility in Virginia. We are building an American company and workforce that can bring Avio's proven propulsion expertise to the U.S. defense market," said James Syring, CEO of Avio USA. "Our goal is to be an independent, open-source merchant supplier, able to support multiple customers and programs and provide major defense primes with an additional source for this critical capability. That means more capacity, more competition and greater resilience in the American rocket motor supply chain. We are grateful to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Town of Hurt, Pittsylvania County, the Department of War and our customers for their support."