{"id":31991,"date":"2025-06-23T12:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=31991"},"modified":"2025-06-23T12:56:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:56:55","slug":"fortem-technologies-opens-new-advanced-manufacturing-headquarters-to-meet-global-demand-for-counter-drone-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/utah\/fortem-technologies-opens-new-advanced-manufacturing-headquarters-to-meet-global-demand-for-counter-drone-defense\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Fortem Technologies Opens New Advanced Manufacturing Headquarters to Meet Global Demand for Counter-Drone Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As drone warfare reshapes global conflicts and autonomous aerial threats grow more sophisticated, <a href=\"https:\/\/fortemtech.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fortemtech.com\/\">Fortem Technologies<\/a> last week officially opened a new state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing facility designed to meet surging demand for its counter-drone systems. The new 51,000-square-foot building in Lindon more than doubles Fortem\u2019s previous capacity and marks a major milestone in the company\u2019s mission to secure airspace around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From its expanded base in Utah, Fortem will produce its flagship DroneHunter\u00ae and DroneKiller\u2122 interceptors and TrueView\u2122 radar systems\u2014battle-tested technologies deployed today by military and homeland security customers in Ukraine, the Middle East, and at critical infrastructure sites globally. The new facility enables Fortem to bring previously outsourced manufacturing in-house, cut production lead times, and scale up output dramatically in response to growing customer demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDrones have upended the economics of air warfare. For a few thousand dollars, our adversaries can now threaten assets worth billions,\u201d said Jon Gruen, CEO of Fortem Technologies. \u201cThis new facility is a direct response to that reality. It gives us the scale, speed, and integration needed to build the counter-drone systems America and its allies require\u2014not in five years, but right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortem\u2019s previous headquarters was located on the sixth floor of an office building in Pleasant Grove, with limited manufacturing space and no on-site flight testing capability. The new facility\u2014just a five-minute walk from the old one\u2014features over 10,000 square feet of dedicated manufacturing space and on-site flight testing areas, allowing production teams to assemble, test, and rework systems without leaving the premises. The building also supports future expansion with pre-permitted plans for an additional 15,000 square feet of manufacturing space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At full capacity, the Lindon facility can produce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>600 radar units per month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40 DroneHunter\u00ae interceptors per month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>300+ ground-launched air-to-air munitions (GLAAMs) per month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20 drone hangars per month\u2014a manufacturing capability Fortem previously outsourced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, Fortem has conducted over 70,000 test flights and 5,500 successful drone captures in Utah alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortem\u2019s systems have become critical to layered air defense strategies as military and civilian decision-makers confront the threat posed by small, fast, low-flying drones that can evade traditional radar. Its kinetic interceptors, guided by proprietary radar and AI-powered SkyDome\u00ae software, are the only drone-on-drone systems authorized for deployment in U.S. airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis facility is a game-changer for how we build and deploy advanced air-defense systems,\u201d said Fortem Technologies Chief Operating Officer Jim Housinger. \u201cWe\u2019ve eliminated the inefficiencies of off-site testing and fragmented production. Now our engineers and manufacturing teams are under one roof, with the ability to build, test, rework, and ship\u2014all in the same day. That agility is critical when the threats are evolving by the hour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lindon facility is fully operational and currently shipping product. The company, which holds ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certifications, is expanding its in-house radar assembly and reducing reliance on foreign electronics suppliers. Fortem\u2019s team in Utah has grown to over 100 employees, with room to double headcount as production ramps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As drone warfare reshapes global conflicts and autonomous aerial threats grow more sophisticated, Fortem Technologies last week officially opened a new state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing facility designed to meet surging demand for its counter-drone systems. 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