Dayton T. Brown Opens Rocket Test & Qualification Center In North Huntsville – Huntsville Business Journal

Dayton T. Brown Opens Rocket Test & Qualification Center In North Huntsville  Huntsville Business Journal

And, according to defense contractor Dayton T. Brown, that’s the reason it opened its Solid Rocket Motor Qualification & Production Test Center in the And, according to defense contractor Dayton T. Brown, that’s the reason it opened its Solid Rocket Motor Qualification & Production Test Center in the Rocket City. DTB’s facility on Pulaski Pike is a couple minutes down Pulaski Pike from L3Harris’ Advanced Manufacturing Facility – North, which builds solid rocket motors for critical U.S. defense programs. L3Harris is the company’s anchor customer in Huntsville. “We didn’t come here simply to put a DTB sign on another building,” said company President Jim Kelly. “We came because Huntsville is at the center of some of our nation’s most important aerospace and defense work.

“Our customers are here, their engineers are here and their programs are here. We believe DTB should be here with them.” Kevin McCombs, vice president and general manager of Strategic Systems for L3Harris, echoed the advantage of DTB’s proximity to L3Harris. Previously, L3Harris’ products for testing needed to be shipped to DTB’s site in New York. Now, it’s a matter of crossing the street. “In the near future that product will be delivered here, just a few minutes up the road,” McCombs said. “It will save time and help prevent damage to the product and we