WASHINGTON – Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense has received $11.7 million from the Department of Defense to expand PCBA production at its Simsbury, CT, location.

The company received the award through the DoD's Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) Program, and will use the funds to increase its existing capacity and manufacturing processes to reduce cost and accelerate PCBA production for use in hypersonic weapons.

"This effort is a key component of the DoD’s strategy to accelerate the development and fielding of hypersonic systems and deliver cutting-edge capabilities to our armed forces," said Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy. "This award also represents another investment in domestic manufacturing in accordance with the National Defense Industrial Strategy to help build a modernized defense industrial ecosystem."

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