Woodward Plans to Streamline Portfolio, Cease Operations at Santa Clarita Facility

05:54 PM EDT, 09/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Woodward (WWD) plans to move production of military fixed-wing and rotorcraft flight control actuation from its Santa Clarita, California, facility to its new aerospace manufacturing campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company said Monday. Woodward said it also agreed to sell a smaller group of legacy commercial rotorcraft, land systems and business jet products made in Santa Clarita, along with the facility itself. The company said Santa Clarita facility operations are expected to cease by December 2027, affecting about 400 roles. The Spartanburg facility is expected to begin operations in summer 2027, it added. The company estimates to recognize cumulative pre-tax charges of about $34 million to $47.5 million, according to a regulatory filing.