FOREST, Miss., April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) completed a 20,000-square foot addition to its factory
in Forest, already one of the
biggest in the state. The extra room will allow the company to
support anticipated growth in airborne radar and electronic warfare
systems.
"Raytheon has been part of this community's fiber for more than
three decades," Fred Darlington, a
vice president in the company's Space and Airborne Systems
business, said in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mississippi Gov. Phil
Bryant and senior military leaders. "Raytheon stood by the
governor's side here on Veterans Day
2013 with a pledge to add more space for our high-skill workforce,
and we kept our commitment."
Gov. Bryant said at the ceremony: "Today is an exciting day for
Forest and the entire state of
Mississippi as Raytheon officially
opens its new facility. The company chose to expand here in
anticipation of future growth, and now Raytheon is ready to move
ahead and pursue even more opportunities and contracts."
The state-of-the-art test facility is part of a new common test
platform the company is deploying for all of its electronic warfare
systems. Raytheon plans to add a number of new positions over time
to keep pace with orders for its Active Electronically Scanned
Array (AESA) fighter jet radars and Sentinel air defense radars.
The company is the only manufacturer with combat-proven AESAs in
production for tactical aircraft.
"We greatly appreciate the longstanding support we've received
from elected officials and community members here in Forest," Darlington said.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning
93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission
systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing;
effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence
systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services.
Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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