Raytheon invests $100M to expand Rhode Island facility, adding 150 high-tech jobs and boosting missile defense production.

Raytheon is investing $100 million to expand its Portsmouth, Rhode Island facility, creating 150 high-tech jobs. The expansion will increase testing capacity for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) and boost production of Patriot GEM-T subcomponents to meet rising global demand. This move supports faster delivery of advanced missile defense systems to the U.S. Army and international partners. The investment follows a recent $53 million expansion in Massachusetts and highlights Raytheon's ongoing commitment to defense technology innovation and production scale-up.