GE Aerospace said Monday that it will invest another $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing facilities and its supplier base to increase commercial and defense engine production and modernize company infrastructure.
“Maintaining U.S. aerospace leadership requires sustained investment in our people, our facilities and the technologies that will define the future of flight,” H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace, stated. “This investment is for our customers, our communities and our country.”
How Will the Investment Support Defense Production and the Supply Chain?
According to the company, it is allocating over $275 million to upgrade sites producing defense components to meet rising military demands and strengthen the domestic defense industrial base. It is also investing over $40 million to refresh machinery and expand capacity at its Massachusetts facility, which produces military engines, and $10 million to expand component manufacturing and inspection capabilities at its site in Madisonville, Kentucky.
Additionally, the company will spend more than $100 million to support its external supplier base, providing tooling and equipment to stabilize production schedules. The company said improved supplier output helped increase commercial engine deliveries by 25 percent and defense engine deliveries by 30 percent in 2025.
How Will GE Aerospace Use the $1B Investment to Boost Commercial Output?
In the commercial aviation sector, GE Aerospace is increasing manufacturing capacity for the CFM Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion, or LEAP, engine, which powers Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320 aircraft. The company will invest $200 million to expand production of LEAP high-pressure turbine durability kits to extend engine time-on-wing and reduce maintenance requirements.
Additional investments include $115 million for GE Aerospace’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio; $20 million in Durham, North Carolina, for engine assembly tooling and facility upgrades; and $7 million in Lafayette, Indiana, to expand narrowbody engine production capacity.
GE Aerospace’s Previous Investments
Since 2024, the company has committed over $2.5 billion to U.S. manufacturing and suppliers, alongside nearly $3 billion annually in research and development.
In 2025, the company announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing and suppliers. It has also committed to a $650 million investment in facility upgrades and supply chain support in 2024.
GE Aerospace currently supports an installed base of about 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military aircraft engines worldwide and employs roughly 57,000 people globally.
