20 May 2008
Engineering Centre of Excellence opens

The Parliamentary Secretary opened the Raytheon Engineering Centre of Excellence at Macquarie Park in Sydney.

The opening of Raytheon’s Engineering Centre of Excellence also represents the official opening of the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Systems Centre Sydney Node.

The facility houses 160 employees, 75 of whom are working on the Air Warfare Destroyer Project.

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The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, Greg Combet, addressed attendees at the official opening.

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Greg Combet is welcomed by the Ron Fisher, Managing Director of Raytheon, at the opening of the new Macquarie Park Facility.

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From left: Warren King, General Manager of Programs - DMO, Greg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement and Ron Fisher, Managing Director of Raytheon, next to a model of a Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer.

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