Expansion will support key missile programs including
Glide Phase Interceptor
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX)
business, recently broke ground on a $115
million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone
Raytheon Missile Integration Facility, which will increase the
factory's space for integrating and delivering on critical defense
programs by more than 50 percent.
The expansion will also bring an estimated 185 new jobs to the
area, growing RTX's employee footprint in Alabama to more than 2,200 people.
"This important investment in the Huntsville region will help us meet the
growing needs of our military customers and service members," said
Raytheon President Phil Jasper. "It
will also ready our operations to accelerate delivery of our vital
counter-hypersonic solution."
Raytheon's Redstone facility is the final integration point for
many missile programs for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, U.S.
Navy, and other defense customers. The facility currently handles
integration of nine variants of the Standard Missile family,
including Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-6, and will
accommodate additional defense programs, including the Glide Phase
Interceptor (GPI).
GPI will be the first-ever interceptor to defeat the emerging
threat of hypersonic glide vehicles in their vulnerable glide phase
of flight. With the expansion of our Missile Integration Facility
at Redstone, Raytheon is demonstrating its ability and commitment
to continued GPI development.
The Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility first opened
in 2012. Expansion construction is scheduled to conclude in
2025.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading
provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government, our
allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and ensure
their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new
technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air
and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and
radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile
defense across land, air, sea and space.
About RTX
RTX is the world's largest aerospace and
defense company. With more than 185,000 global employees, we push
the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and
protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins
Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing
aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational
success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and
manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical
challenges. The company, with 2023 sales of $68.9 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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