The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. fires a Tomahawk during Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy Photo)
DETROIT — Divergent Technologies will begin 3D printing a key portion of the Tomahawk cruise missile next year, as it stands up a new production facility in Long Beach, Calif., the company’s chief executive told Breaking Defense on Tuesday.
Once up and running, the new 430,000-square-foot “Factory 2” will be able to deliver upward of 30,000 missile airframes or 60,000 warhead casings per year, depending on the needs of the Pentagon, the company said in a news release announcing the new factory. The added capacity will allow Divergent to increase annual production eightfold for defense and commercial customers, the release stated.
Divergent’s recent contract with RTX’s Raytheon to come onboard as a second source of the Tomahawk’s midbody structure is a key part of its planned ramp up, Divergent CEO Lukas Czinger said during an interview on the sidelines of the Reindustrialize Summit.
“We have started our initial test unit, so we have our first prototypes. We would aim for production start in the first half of next year. That, again, is a great thing to do in Factory 2,” he said.
