Aerospace and defense industry

Arkansas

Defense contractor RTX to build $33 million production facility in south Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Defense contractor RTX will build a $33 million facility in south Arkansas to manufacture missiles to be used in U.S. and Israeli air defense systems, the company and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday. RTX, formerly Raytheon, will build the manufacturing facility in East Camden in partnership with Rafael Defense […]

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Arkansas

SIG SAUER announces expansion of ammunition manufacturing facility in Arkansas with 625 new jobs

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Plans are underway to expand an ammunition manufacturing plant in a suburb of Little Rock that will create 625 new jobs over the next five years, officials said Friday. SIG SAUER, a global leader in the firearms and ammunition industry, said it will invest $150 million to expand its facility in […]

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