GE Aerospace is giving Indiana’s aerospace sector a serious boost. Today, the company said it will invest $65 million across three Indiana facilities in Indianapolis, Lafayette and Terre Haute and add roughly 880 jobs at those sites, according to state and company officials. The cash will go toward new machines, tooling and facility upgrades meant to increase capacity and keep quality high at plants that turn out parts for commercial and military jet engines.
Indianapolis is getting the biggest slice of the pie. GE Aerospace says $43 million will be spent there on new machines, tooling and building upgrades to expand capacity while holding the quality line. The plant builds combustors and structural engine components for narrowbody and widebody commercial jets as well as military fighter-jet and helicopter engines. “The work we do in Indianapolis keeps the public flying every day and keeps our military ready at the most critical times,” company spokesperson Drew Smith said, as reported by WTHR.
What The Money Will Buy
The Indiana outlay plugs into a broader $1 billion U.S. manufacturing push that GE Aerospace says is designed to speed up engine deliveries and reinforce defense production. As part of that, the company has earmarked $7 million for its Lafayette plant to buy tools and equipment and to make facility upgrades that will support engine assembly and increase capacity to meet 2026 narrowbody engine deliveries, according to a press release from GE Aerospace.
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