Virginia: Aerospace and Defense Firm Auria to Invest $1.8 Million in East Coast Headquarters in Reston, Fairfax County, Creating 78 Jobs
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger announced in Richmond on October 27 that Auria, a national security and aerospace defense company, will invest $1.8 million to establish its East Coast headquarters in Fairfax County, in Reston, creating 78 new jobs. The facility will serve as a world-class mission integration center and provide greater market access to key government and commercial clients.
'We are proud to welcome Auria's East Coast headquarters to Fairfax,' Spanberger said. 'Auria's decision to expand its presence in the Commonwealth reflects confidence in our business environment, strategic location, and our continued support of innovative aerospace and defense companies.' Secretary of Commerce and Trade Carrie H. Chenery said business growth in Virginia is driven by practical advantages, proximity to customers and a collaborative economic development network, and that Auria's choice of Reston is a strong addition to Northern Virginia's innovation economy.
'Northern Virginia is rapidly becoming Auria's largest employment footprint, making Reston the natural choice to complement our existing Warrenton operations and serve as our East Coast headquarters,' said Auria Chief Executive Officer Damian DiPippa. 'We are thrilled to be opening a new facility that strengthens our ability to collaborate with nearby customers and partners while providing a world-class mission integration center for our team to develop, test, demonstrate, and integrate the advanced command, control, and mission integration capabilities on which our national security customers depend.' Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay said Auria's decision reflects the strength of the region's space and defense ecosystem, exceptional talent base and proximity to federal partners.
Formed in 2024 through the merger of several national security and space technology firms, Auria provides end-to-end capabilities supporting space operations, satellite communications, space domain awareness, missile defense and cybersecurity for government, commercial and international customers, specializing in command, control and communications software, satellite scheduling and mission planning. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to secure the project and will support Auria's job creation through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯县雷斯顿（资料图）。Ken Lund 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Reston, in Fairfax County, Virginia (file photo). Photo by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
