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°WCoordinates: 32°44′27″N 96°58′47″W / 32.74083°N 96.97972°W
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

External links

• Information on the plant