Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas (NWIRP) was a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility which had the mission of designing, fabricating, and testing prototype weapons and equipment, and is located in Dallas, Texas.[1] In 2012, the plant was sold to a private corporation for $357,500.[2] It was located for most of its time next to Naval Air Station Dallas, now known as the Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex.

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas
Part of United States Navy
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°44′27″N 96°58′47″W
TypeWeapons Plant
Site information
Controlled byNavy
Open to
the public		No

History as a military facility

The Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas was a property where the U.S. military crafted fighter planes during both World War II and the Cold War. NASA also used this site for the space exploration program.[3]

Closure and Redevelopment

Triumph Aerostructures announced that the plant would be closed in early 2014.[4] After two years of redevelopment,[5] The Home Depot opened a large distribution center on the site in 2021. [6]

References
  1. Kalthoff, Ken (29 July 2011). "Government Peddles Property as Congress Fights Over Debt". KXAS. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. "Federal Excess Properties". Whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. "DCMA NewsRoom". www.dcma.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. Sakelaris, Michael (9 December 2013). "Triumph will close Dallas plant, putting 400 jobs at risk". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. "Home Depot plans multi-million-square-foot distribution centre in Grand Prairie Texas". Reuters Events. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. "Home Depot Opens Massive Dallas Distribution Center". Industrial Distribution. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.


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