The NSIH Model in Action - Groundbreaking in Indiana

We are officially pioneering a new era of American defense production.  In partnership with the Department of War, ACMI has broken ground on the first National Security Industrial Hub in Bloomfield, Indiana.  This campus adjacent to NSWC Crane serves as the blueprint for our mission: accelerating domestic manufacturing from prototype to at-scale production.

• Status: Under construction (Operations begin 2027)
• Focus: Advanced munitions & solid rocket motors & specialized production
• Investment: $75M federal award  |  $600M private investment

"This collaboration is set to redefine the possibilities within the U.S. energetics industry, combining our respective strengths to deliver unmatched capabilities and solutions to the U.S. energetics supply chain."

-MICHAEL LURIE, CEO & PRESIDENT, RAFAEL USA

Strategic partners and state leaders unite for the NSIH Indiana groundbreaking.

From left to right: Mike Johns - Senior Vice President, Kratos SRE; Anthony Fabrizio - Deputy Commander Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA); Dr. Angela (Angie) Lewis - Technical Director, NSWC Crane; David J. Adams - Indiana Secretary of Commerce; Dave Dowell - CEO, ACMI Properties;  Senator Jim Banks; Senator Todd Young; Representative Mark Messmer; Dan Merenda - COO, Prometheus Energetics; Eric DeMarco - CEO, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; and Michael Lurie - CEO and President, Rafael USA

THE CAMPUS

Built for Companies That Build
​What Matters

The National Security Industrial Hub - Crane sits on 1,141 acres in Bloomfield, Indiana, just minutes from one of the Department of War's most important research and testing installations.  It's the largest aerospace and defense development in the state, and it was designed from the ground up for one purpose: giving defense contractors, aerospace manufacturers, and energetics companies a place to design, build, and scale production - close to the customer, close to the mission.

Tenants here design their own facilities.  This is build-to-suit, meaning your building is configured for your specific production needs - whether that's munitions manufacturing, rocket motor assembly, advanced fabrication, or prototyping.  The campus includes infrastructure designed for 1.1 and 1.3 energetics operations, blast-resistant construction, and compliance with Department of War (DoW) and ATF requirements.

Who This Campus is For

• Defense contractors and subcontractors supporting DoW program
• Aerospace manufacturers needing specialized production space
• Munitions and energetics companies requiring complaint facilities
• Solid rocket motor and propulsion system producers
• Light manufacturers serving national security supply chains

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS

What Makes This Site Different

824 Acres Available

Multiple build-to-suit opportunities across the campus. Flexible suites from 10,000 to 250,000+ square feet available allowing room to start, room to grow.

Build-to-Suit

Design the building that fits your operation. Every facility is configured around the tenant's production requirements, security needs, and workflow.

On I-69 South

Direct access from Interstate 69, connecting Michigan through Indiana to Kentucky. 40 minute to Bloomington, 85 minutes to Indianapolis.

15MW Substation

On-site electrical substation in process to provide the extensive power capacity that advanced manufacturing operations require.

ANCHOR TENANT

A U.S.-based joint venture between Kratos and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Prometheus Energetics is building a 696-acre manufacturing and development complex at the heart of the campus.

Prometheus was established to develop and manufacture next-generation solid rocket propulsion and energetics systems. Their work draws on Rafael's proven rocket motor technologies - the same systems behind Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Spike missile platforms - bringing decades of battle-tested propulsion expertise to domestic manufacturing for the first time.

The facility will deliver high-performance, cost-effective solid rocket motors and produce solutions ranging from missile interceptors to tactical strike systems. It directly addresses the U.S. need for agile, secure, and domestic propulsion capabilities at a time when supply chain resilience matters more than ever.

Kratos is building a broader ecosystem in the region. Beyond Prometheus. Kratos recently broke ground on a $50M+ Indiana Payload Integration Facility at the nearby WestGate@Crane Technology Park - a 68,000 SF office, laboratory, and integration complex supporting the Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed (MACH-TB) program. That facility, expected to be operational by end of 2026, will create 100+ high-tech jobs and puts full-scale environmental testing for next-generation hypersonic systems right in the neighborhood. Kratos has committed to investing more than $456 million and creating up to 628 jobs in Indiana by 2029.
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Taken together, Prometheus at NSIH and Kratos at WestGate are making southern Indiana one of the most concentrated defense propulsion and hypersonics corridors in the country - and that's exactly the kind of ecosystem that draws additional supply chain companies to the campus. ​

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