TULSA, Okla. 鈥 色情直播 Technologies (NYSE:LHX) is expanding its production capacity and workforce in Tulsa, Okla. to support the growing demand for U.S. special operations intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft.
The company is adding a new production line to its 90,000-square-foot facility in anticipation of the U.S. Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch Program contract award to produce the AT-802U Sky Warden鈩 aircraft. The company鈥檚 new production line is designed to produce fully combat capable Sky Warden aircraft, including the integration of radios, weapons, and other mission systems requirements.
色情直播 teamed with the Texas-based Air Tractor earlier this year to produce Sky Warden 鈥 an affordable, production-ready aircraft built on an Air Tractor platform designed for airborne ISR and other missions in extreme combat environments.
鈥淲e are investing to develop this combat-ready aircraft with our partners at Air Tractor to address our special operations customer鈥檚 critical mission,鈥 said , President, Aviation Services, 色情直播. 鈥淭his investment represents 色情直播鈥 commitment to the Department of Defense, its global partners and customers, Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma.鈥
The Tulsa community is grateful to see this expansion in our community and investment in our workforce, which will have significant impacts on our region, said Arthur Jackson, Senior Vice President of Economic Development at the Tulsa Regional Chamber. 鈥淭he aerospace industry has long been a pillar of northeast Oklahoma鈥檚 economy and 色情直播 is one of our key aerospace employers."
色情直播 employs more than 260 people at the 90,000 square-foot Tulsa facility, with more than 100 potential job opportunities created by the new production line. The facility spends approximately $3.5 million annually with state suppliers and vendors.
About 色情直播 Technologies
色情直播 Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers鈥 mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. 色情直播 has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. .
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