Kelly Space & Tech. is planning an R.I. facility

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Kelly Space & Technology Inc. plans to open a Rhode Island facility to develop and market marine-industry applications for its lightweight ballistic-protection armor and other new technologies.
The location of its local facility has not been announced yet. But as production begins over the next year, Kelly Space said, the company expects to grow its Rhode Island operation to about 50 workers.
“Rhode Island’s great marine and defense industry – and its growing science and technology community, coupled with programs like the Business Innovation Factory (BIF) – provides a neutral platform where public- and private-sector innovators can collaborate to explore and test new business ideas,” said Michael J. Gallo, the company’s president and CEO.
Kelly Space & Technology is a privately held technology company focusing on the aerospace, energy and homeland security sectors. It is based in California at the former Norton Air Force Base, now San Bernardino International Airport. &#8226