Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas
Part of United States Navy
Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates 32°44′27″N 96°58′47″W / 32.74083°N 96.97972°W / 32.74083; -96.97972Coordinates: 32°44′27″N 96°58′47″W / 32.74083°N 96.97972°W / 32.74083; -96.97972
Type Weapons Plant
Site information
Controlled by Navy
Open to
the public		 No

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.

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]

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. ↑ http://www.dcma.mil/News_Room/headlines/2015/081715.cfm


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