L-3 Communication Combat Propulsion Systems
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L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems, a division of L-3, was formerly a division of General Dynamics
Land Systems until L-3 acquired it in 2005. It is located in Muskegon, Michigan
. L-3 - Combat Propulsion Systems employs over 500 people and was the 4th largest employer in Muskegon County as of 2006.
The company's primary business is in building engines and transmissions.
L-3 CPS builds or supplies
The current facility was home to Continental Motors near the turn of the century, Teledyne
, Ryan Aeronautical Company
, and General Dynamics Land Systems
.
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
Land Systems until L-3 acquired it in 2005. It is located in Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...
. L-3 - Combat Propulsion Systems employs over 500 people and was the 4th largest employer in Muskegon County as of 2006.
The company's primary business is in building engines and transmissions.
L-3 CPS builds or supplies
- The AVDS-1790 - 12 Cylinder turbocharged diesel engine
- MTU MT883 1500 hp diesel engine
- HMPT-500 Hydromechanical transmission for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
The current facility was home to Continental Motors near the turn of the century, Teledyne
Teledyne
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is an industrial conglomerate primarily based in the United States but with global operations. It was founded in 1960, as Teledyne, Inc., by Henry Singleton and George Kozmetsky....
, Ryan Aeronautical Company
Ryan Aeronautical Company
The Ryan Aeronautical Company was founded by T. Claude Ryan in San Diego, California in 1934. Part of Teledyne after 1969, Northrop Grumman purchased Teledyne Ryan in 1999...
, and General Dynamics Land Systems
General Dynamics Land Systems
In February 1982 Chrysler announced the sale of Chrysler Defense, its profitable defense subsidiary to General Dynamics for US$348.5 million. The sale was completed in March 1982 for the revised figure of US$336.1 million. General Dynamics renamed the division General Dynamics Land Systems. In 2003...
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