DALLAS, TX - Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology leader specializing in advanced energetics and propulsion, announced an agreement to acquire a DCMA-rated integration facility in Crawford, Mississippi. The transaction includes a structure and 20-year lease on 636 acres.
Will Edwards, co-founder and CEO of Firehawk, said, "This acquisition strengthens Firehawk's ability to address one of the nation's most urgent defense challenges: rebuilding munition inventories that have been drawn down faster than they can be replaced. While the current industrial base is built to produce thousands of rockets per year, we are building this site - and our broader manufacturing footprint - to operate at a much higher production tempo. With R&D in Texas, energetics production in Oklahoma, and now full system integration in Mississippi, we are designing for throughput measured in thousands per month, not years."
The investment advances Firehawk's strategic priorities, from delivering turnkey rocket systems to pioneering 3D-printed propellant for rocket motors. Mississippi's supportive business environment, coupled with a robust aerospace and defense corridor and top tier research institutions, positions the state as a hub for industrial growth and innovation in defense technology.
The move continues the momentum from the recently announced Lawton, Oklahoma site, which will support full-scale propellant and rocket motor production. With these investments, Firehawk is expanding U.S. industrial capacity for solid rocket motor propellant and building an end-to-end rocket production and integration pipeline.
