A new manufacturing facility has opened in Cherokee, Alabama on March 20 to support the production of US Navy submarines.
The site, built by Hadrian, will produce key components for nuclear submarines and help speed up construction.
The facility is spread across 2.2 million square feet and is designed as a highly automated production unit. It will manufacture parts for Virginia-class submarines and Columbia-class submarines.
The total investment in the project is more than $2.4 billion, including $900 million from the US Navy and over $1.5 billion from private investors. The company says the project could create up to 1,000 well-paying jobs.
US officials said the goal is to reduce pressure on existing shipyards. At present, shipyards in places like Rhode Island, Connecticut and Virginia handle both component production and final assembly.
By shifting component manufacturing to this new facility, those shipyards can focus more on building submarine sections, which could speed up overall delivery.
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