MCKINNEY, Texas, Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) plans to build the T-100 Integrated Air
Training System on a shovel-ready site in Mississippi. Should the U.S. Air Force approve
the company's proposal for the Advanced Pilot Training program,
Raytheon would establish a Final Assembly and Check-Out facility in
Meridian.
"Our process determined that the best location for building the
T-100 is Meridian, Mississippi,"
said Rick Yuse, president of
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.
"It provides the right blend of infrastructure, proximity to our
customers, government support and a talent base that's ready for
the high tech jobs critical to our success."
Raytheon has manufactured products in Mississippi for more than three decades. The
company manufactures Active Electronically Scanned Array radars at
its facility in the city of Forest.
"Mississippi's existing
partnership with Raytheon is one reason we are a global leader in
advanced manufacturing for the defense industry," said Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. "With a firm understanding of the
significance of the advanced pilot training mission, we are excited
about the possibility of expanding that partnership and creating
hundreds of new, high-paying jobs supporting our brave men and
women who serve this country."
The T-100 Integrated Air Training System is a comprehensive,
next-generation training solution customized to meet and exceed the
U.S. Air Force's mission requirements. Based on the Aermacchi
M-346, it combines cutting–edge, ground-based simulators with
computerized classroom training to prepare the next generation of
pilots. Leonardo-Finmeccanica, CAE USA and Honeywell Aerospace have partnered
with Raytheon to offer the T-100 to the U.S. Air Force.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5ITM products and
services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in
more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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