The approximately 20-acre campus will bring research, engineering, design, prototyping and production into one location. It will also deepen AV’s long-term presence in California, where the company was founded more than five decades ago.
“This infrastructure investment reaffirms AV’s enduring commitment to California, where the company was founded more than five decades ago,” said Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president and chief executive officer at AV. “We are reinvesting in labs, lines and people,” said Nawabi.
“The campus will be designed around how our teams work, with modern, flexible spaces that support focused work, technical collaboration and future growth,” Nawabi said. AV said the site would be configured to accommodate new technologies and changing mission requirements.
“This is about how fast we can move from an idea to getting a system in the hands of the warfighter, and how much more capability we can deliver,” said Rob Smith, chief operating officer at AV. “Creating a unified campus will reduce the friction of operating across multiple locations and provide a connected environment designed for speed, collaboration and growth.”
AV said the consolidation would reduce the operational barriers created by maintaining teams across several locations. Research and development, engineering, design and production will remain central to the company’s California operations.
The Moorpark project will complement AV’s wider U.S. manufacturing network. The company said the investment would strengthen production resilience and support growing demand from American and allied customers.
AV closed on the primary property during its fiscal second quarter. Renovation and construction are expected to begin in fiscal 2028.
Employees will move to the campus in phases, with the site expected to become fully operational in 2029. AV said the investment forms part of planned capital expenditures included in its previously issued fiscal 2027 guidance.
