Indra Group to Invest $7.5 Million in Olathe Radar Manufacturing Facility
Investment will create more than 140 skilled jobs and support FAA airspace modernization
OLATHE, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly announced that Indra Group, a global air traffic management and mobility technology company headquartered in Madrid, will invest nearly $7.5 million to build a 25,000-square-foot radar manufacturing facility at the Great Plains Commerce Center in Olathe. The project will create more than 140 jobs in engineering, manufacturing, integration, deployment and system support.
The facility will produce next-generation air traffic surveillance radars under a $342 million contract Indra Group was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration to modernize the National Airspace System. The site will also support a separate $244.3 million FAA contract to replace analog enroute radios with digital, VoIP-capable equipment. Company officials said the investment is aimed at strengthening the domestic industrial base for critical air traffic infrastructure.
The announcement followed a series of trade engagements by Kansas officials, including Lt. Gov. and Commerce Secretary David Toland's visit to Indra Group's Madrid headquarters in November 2024, a delegation visit by Kansas Reps. Sharice Davids and Ron Estes in June 2025, and Kelly's trip to Spain in October 2025. "Our visit to Indra Group's headquarters in Madrid and the intentional connections made were an important piece to their decision to invest in Kansas," Kelly said.
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