🚀 Aerospace & defense · Albuquerque, New Mexico
AeroVironment: Albuquerque defense campus expansion
💰 $30 million (more than)👷 450 jobs (more than, over ten years)🏗️ Announced March 2026Expanding defense manufacturing (optics, ground terminals and RF systems) at Sandia Science & Technology Park.
How to get on the sub list
The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits. AeroVironment supplier portal →
Source: New Mexico Economic Development Dept., Mar 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
How to get on the AeroVironment Albuquerque sub list
- Find the general contractor. It hasn't been announced publicly. Watch local news and Albuquerque's county building permits.
- Register as a supplier: AeroVironment supplier portal.
- Get prequalified. Have your insurance, safety record (EMR), licenses and references ready.
- Call the local economic development office. New Mexico and its counties often run supplier fairs and keep vendor lists for projects like this.
- Have a one-page capability statement. Build yours in Launchpad.
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Investment and job figures are the company's own announced numbers, from the linked source. Plans change; check the source for the latest. Contrax isn't affiliated with AeroVironment.