L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems, a division of
L-3, was formerly a division of
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...
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
Muskegon County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon.
Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand Rapids- ...
as of 2006.
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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
The term turbo-diesel, also written as turbodiesel and turbo diesel, refers to any diesel engine equipped with a turbocharger. As with other engine types, turbocharging a diesel engine can significantly increase its efficiency and power output, ...
* 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 Technologies Incorporated is an American industrial conglomerate. It was founded in 1960, as Teledyne, Inc., by Henry Singleton and George Kozmetsky.
From August 1996 to November 1999, Teledyne existed as part of the conglomerate Al ...
,
Ryan Aeronautical Company, and
General Dynamics Land Systems
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is a manufacturer of military vehicles such as tanks and lighter armored fighting vehicles.
History
In February 1982 Chrysler announced the sale of Chrysler Defense, its profitable defense subsidiary, to Gen ...
.
Notes
References
Muskegon Growth
External links
''Business week''1-3.com
{{L-3 Communications
Companies based in Michigan
L3Harris Technologies