Rajant Corporation Launches Kentucky Defense Manufacturing Innovation Hub (KDMIH) Expansion Project to Advance Sovereign U.S. Defense Production

MOREHEAD, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rajant Corporation, pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® resilient networking and sovereign defense manufacturing is announcing the Kentucky Defense Manufacturing Innovation Hub (KDMIH) expansion project at its campus in Morehead, Kentucky.

Phase-one buildout is already underway within Rajant’s existing 48,000 square-foot facility, with approximately 30,000 square feet immediately available for production operations. The proposed expansion will scale the campus to approximately 148,000 square feet of highly automated, AI-driven manufacturing capacity, designed to support next-generation defense, autonomous systems, and aerospace operations.

At full planned capacity, the facility is designed to support high-volume production of “Flying Cowbell” tactical first-person-view (FPV) drone systems and Unibell brushless motors, alongside a dedicated 2,000 square-foot certified clean room intended for future aerospace and satellite assembly opportunities. All production will meet NDAA-compliant supply chain requirements and operational resiliency requirements shaped by real-world deployment environments.

This expansion directly addresses accelerating demand for rugged, edge-native autonomous systems and sovereign manufacturing capacity capable of supporting resilient operations in contested and denied environments.

Rajant serves as the resilient Kinetic Mesh-Over-Everything networking foundation and sovereign U.S. manufacturing base. Its majority-owned subsidiary, Rajant Health Incorporated (RHI), provides the distributed edge AI and autonomy layer through the Cowbell platform and ecosystem. Together, they advance Rajant’s national campaign platform: “Not Bound By Dependency”: not bound by foreign supply chains, contested logistics, or legacy manufacturing constraints.

“This is more than a factory: it’s a long-term investment in sovereign American capability. We can no longer afford to depend on constrained supply chains and adversarial timelines,” said Diana Logue, COO of Rajant Corporation, who’s in charge of the expansion. “Phase-one is already underway. This initiative will deliver the resilient manufacturing scale, workforce development, and autonomous systems infrastructure America needs for the next generation of defense and industrial operations.”

The KDMIH initiative is on track to create 85 to 100 high-skill aerospace and advanced manufacturing jobs in Eastern Kentucky. It will also establish long-term workforce development partnerships with the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics and Morehead State University, helping develop the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and autonomous systems talent in the region.

About Rajant Corporation
Rajant Corporation is a full-stack communications technology company and the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® networking. Its Mesh-Over-Everything architecture unifies disparate communications systems to create cohesive, self-optimizing networks that support critical industrial and defense applications. By bringing intelligence to the edge, Rajant enables autonomous, resilient communications that operate wherever people, machines, and data move.

Learn more at rajant.com.