Divergent, a Torrance-based defense company that contracts with Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force to mass produce missile parts, announced last Friday it will expand to Long Beach with a second factory.
Using dozens of 3D printers they built in-house, called the Monolith One, the 430,000-square-foot facility will be capable of building 30,000 missile airframes or 60,000 warhead casings each year, depending on the needs of the Pentagon.
These parts are critical components for several military weapons, including the Tomahawk cruise missile…