RTX business Raytheon completed a 17,000 square-foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Forest, Miss. Supported by a $50 million capital investment, the company expects the project to boost production capacity for critical electronic warfare and radar systems and to create 100 jobs by 2028.
The 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 government, as well as other airborne radar programs.
"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 Naval Power President Barbara Borgonovi said.
Raytheon's Forest site now encompasses 445,000 square feet of manufacturing space. 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.
Raytheon has been part of the Forest community for 40 years.
