Textron Marine and Land Systems Hovercraft Plant, Louisiana

Textron primarily makes military hovercraft at this plant east of New Orleans. Textron is a defense contractor whose product lines include advanced marine vessels (like hovercrafts for the Marines), light armored combat vehicles, unmanned aircraft (e.g. the Shadow drone), precision guided weapons systems, geospatial analysis software, infrared sensors for threat activity analysis, and surveillance systems. Textron's clients include the U.S. and international militaries, special operations forces, intelligence agencies, police forces, and certain civilian entities.