A new missile factory is set for construction in southern Arkansas.

The company RTX, formerly known as Raytheon, is building the facility in Camden. The projected cost is $33 million, and should create 30 new jobs.

At a press conference Thursday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was proud of the weapons Arkansas builds and sends worldwide.

“The only way to have a safe America, is to have a strong America,” she said. “Our enemies are on the march and they have their targets set squarely on the backs of Americans.”

Missile factory coming to Arkansas

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A missile leaves an "Iron Dome" battery, Israel's short-range missile defense system, Monday.

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Gov. Asa Hutchinson led a rally in Camden on Monday (March 14) in support of the aerospace defense industry that produces weapons being used to defend the country of Ukraine.

Hutchinson was joined by Ukrainian native Professor Kateryna Pitchford, who is an assistant professor at Central Baptist College in Conway, and Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston.

Military exports are Arkansas’ No. 1 export product. There are more than 2,700 workers in Camden’s Highland Industrial Park, where explosive munitions are produced. Some of the weapons include tank killers, anti-air defenses, and other missiles.

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