RTX's Raytheon completes $50 million expansion of Mississippi manufacturing facility

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    "excerpt": "Expansion to boost production capacity for critical defense systems and create 100 high-skill jobs FOREST, Miss. , Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX ) business, has completed a 17,000 square-foot expansion of its Forest, Mississippi manufacturing facility. Supported by a $50 million capital investment, the project will boost production capacity for critical electronic warfare and radar systems and is expected to create 100 high-skill jobs by 2028. \"Completing this expansion underscores our long-term commitment to Forest and the state of Mississippi,\" said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. \"Together with state and local partners, we're building the workforce, infrastructure and capabilities needed to boost production in support of critical national defense programs.\" Raytheon's Forest site now encompasses 445,000 square feet of manufacturing space, making it one of the largest defense manufacturing plants in the state. Over the past decade, the company has completed three facility expansions totaling $280 million in capital investment, including a 20,000 square‑foot addition in 2013 and a 50,000 square‑foot radar production and testing facility completed in 2020. The most recent expansion will serve as a hub for production, test and integration of Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pods for the U.S. Navy and Australian...",
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