Raytheon Tucson
Raytheon (RTX), Tucson, Arizona
Raytheon's Tucson, Arizona, site is the RTX unit's main hub for developing and producing missile systems. Its 49,000-square-foot space factory, expanded in 2015, builds parts for missile-defense kill vehicles and is where the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle was developed.
- Company
- Raytheon (RTX)
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- Not stated
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Aerospace and defense
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Advanced missile systems and defense technologies, developed and produced on site, including kill vehicles for missile defense.
Facts
| Role | Described by RTX as a primary hub for the development and production of advanced missile systems and defense technologies (company: careers.rtx.com) |
|---|---|
| Space factory | The 49,000-square-foot Space Systems Operations facility develops, tests and assembles parts for kill vehicles that defeat ballistic missiles in space (company: rtx.com) |
| Products | The space factory is the birthplace of the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle and also works on the SM-3 interceptor (company: rtx.com) |
| Expansion | The space factory was expanded in 2015, adding robotics, cryogenic test chambers and a three-axis shock and vibration system (company: rtx.com) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in Arizona.
Sources
- RTX careers: Raytheon sites virtual tour (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- RTX: Inside the space factory (Aug. 2024) (company, checked November 12, 2026)
Something changed? Send a correction with a link and we'll recheck it.