MELBOURNE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that a supersonic aircraft facility would be coming to Brevard County.
In a news conference, DeSantis said Aerion Supersonic, an aerospace company focused on high-speed flight, will construct a new, state-of-the-art campus, called Aerion Park, in Melbourne that should be up and running in 2026.
The campus would be used to construct the company’s new AS2 Supersonic Business Jet that could fly at speeds up to 1,000 miles per hour, DeSantis said. “Aeron has made an excellent decision, we couldn’t be happier, and we want to welcome them to Florida,” DeSantis said.
Aerion Park would serve as a new global headquarters and integrated campus for research, design, build and maintenance of the