New Louisiana operation underscores the growing importance of domestic drone production as U.S. demand for defense and industrial platforms accelerates
DMR Technologies announced plans to invest $1.4 million to establish its first full-scale U.S. manufacturing facility in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, where the company will produce and deploy its flagship Field Ranger X50 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the American market. The new Acadiana site will serve as DMR’s primary domestic production hub, expected to create more than 500 direct jobs and over 1,200 total job opportunities across the region.
The company plans to begin operations at the renovated 10,000-square-foot facility on Dorset Avenue by the end of 2025. The Lafayette facility will integrate advanced flight control printing, rotor manufacturing, assembly, quality control, and logistics staging under one roof, with capacity to assemble up to 1,000 drones in its first year of production…