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InfrastructurecompletedSeptember 17, 2026

U.S. Navy Opens 700,000-Square-Foot Aircraft MRO Complex in Kinston

Fleet Readiness Center EastNCKinston

Fleet Readiness Center East opened a more than 700,000-square-foot aircraft repair complex at North Carolina's Global TransPark, adding depot-level capacity for C-130 and HH-60W military aircraft and roughly 400 projected skilled jobs.

#aircraft MRO#defense industrial base#North Carolina#military readiness#aerospace workforce

Sources

  1. Naval Air Systems Commandnavair.navy.mil · 2026-09-17
  2. North Carolina Department of Commercecommerce.nc.gov · 2026-09-17

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