Woodward said it will move military fixed-wing and rotorcraft flight control actuation production from its Santa Clarita, California, facility to its new aerospace manufacturing campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The company said the Spartanburg site is in advanced stages of construction and is expected to begin operations in summer 2027. Once online, it will produce Airbus A350 spoiler actuation systems as well as the transferred military product lines and other aerospace components.
At the same time, Woodward said it has agreed to sell a smaller set of legacy commercial rotorcraft, land systems and business jet products made in Santa Clarita, along with the Santa Clarita campus itself. That transaction is expected to close in fiscal 2027.
The Santa Clarita facility is expected to shut down no later than December 2027. The move is expected to affect about 400 roles, with transitions phased in over time.
Shawn McLevige, president of Woodward’s aerospace segment, said the decision is intended to streamline the company’s portfolio and manufacturing footprint and improve its supply chain as demand rises for controls used on current and next-generation commercial and military aircraft. The market has reacted to these announcements by moving the company's shares -1.84% to a price of $319.18. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.
