Aurex, the Huntsville-based aerospace and defense company formerly known as Special Aerospace Services, has formally announced 65,000 square feet of secure manufacturing capacity across two facilities, one in Huntsville, Alabama and one in Denver, Colorado, built and ready now for classified programs, rapid prototyping, precision manufacturing, systems integration, and scaled production.
Counter-UAS is explicitly listed among the mission areas the facilities are designed to support.
The announcement is notable for a reason the press release states plainly and most defense infrastructure announcements avoid saying out loud: they built it before anyone asked them to.
Built Ahead of Demand, on Purpose
The standard model for defense manufacturing capacity is reactive. A contract gets awarded, a requirement becomes urgent, and then someone starts looking for factory floor space and specialized tooling…