Raytheon expanding in Miss.

Raytheon is expanding its radar manufacturing capabilities at its Forest, Miss., facility. The project is a $100M corporate investment that will create dozens of jobs over the next five years. Raytheon will construct the new facility to serve as a hub for test, integration and production of s-band radars, which includes the Navy’s next-generation SPY-6, and Air and Missile Defense Radar program. The new 50,000-square-foot facility will allow for future growth and will create dozens of indirect jobs within the community, according to the company. The facility will become the newest addition to Raytheon’s existing Consolidated Manufacturing Center, which will continue delivery of critical commitments across the airborne radar and electronic warfare markets. Construction of the new facility will begin in August. It is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2020. (Source: Y’all Politics 06/01/18)