GE Aerospace has announced an investment of $1 billion for its US sites and supplier base to expand defense manufacturing, increase engine production, and speed deliveries.
The investment, which follows a separate $1-billion commitment in the US, will support sites across more than 30 communities in 17 states.
GE Aerospace also plans to employ approximately 5,000 workers in manufacturing and engineering roles, matching its hiring levels from 2025.
Investment Breakdown
According to the Ohio-based company, $115 million of the funding will be used for revamps across infrastructure, test cells, and 3D metal printing capabilities at its Cincinnati location.
At the same time, more than $275 million will be allocated to upgrade centers producing defense engines and components to help meet military demand.
Projects include over $40 million for machinery and test capacity upgrades in Lynn, Massachusetts, and $10 million for new equipment and facility improvements in Madisonville, Kentucky.
The firm will also expand commercial engine production, particularly for the Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion (LEAP) engines, designed under the CFM joint venture with Safran and used on Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 MAX airliners.
The company plans to spend $200 million to increase the manufacturing of high-pressure turbine durability kits for the LEAP engines to optimize sustainment schedules.
Additional investments include $20 million in Durham, North Carolina, for assembly tooling and systems, and $7 million in Lafayette, Indiana, to increase engine assembly capacity.
More than $100 million of the funding will support external suppliers by providing tooling and equipment to help stabilize production schedules.
Maintaining Constant Support
As of 2025, GE Aerospace and its joint venture partners are responsible for developing power supplies in two of three US Armed Forces aircraft as well as three of four commercial flights globally.
“Maintaining US aerospace leadership requires sustained investment in our people, our facilities, and the technologies that will define the future of flight,” said Henry Lawrence Culp Jr., chairman and CEO at GE Aerospace.
“This investment is for our customers, our communities, and our country.”
