Textron Systems Corporation

Project facts

Decision / announcement date

2026-04-15

Date precision

day

Sector

Aerospace & defense

Facility action

Expansion

Project status

Announced (work begins mid-2026, completion 2027)

Project / facility

Expansion

Figures & qualifications

Capital category

Committed

Capital scope

site

Jobs classification

New/Direct

Jobs basis

(St. Tammany share of "133" total; New Orleans shipyard 22 excluded) (committed basis; 761 retained not counted)

Statistical exclusion reason

Expansion band ($50M/100): outside the core $100M/250 statistical series.

Textron Systems is investing $5.8 million across two Slidell facilities, adding 111 direct jobs in St. Tammany Parish.