Raytheon factory in Glenrothes, Scotland

Some of the missiles were produced by US arms giant Raytheon which has a factory in Glenrothes making laser-guided systems for so-called smart bombs. Charity War Child UK estimate British arms firms have made £6billion from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia since war broke out in Yemen. The report ...

According to Human Rights Watch, it has used missiles made by Raytheon at its Glenrothes factory in attacks which involved the deaths of civilians. That claim dates back to summer 2016 and the corporate giant declined to comment on reports. Scottish Enterprise granted Raytheon more than £91,000 ...

A US arms company linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen had an employee working at the Department of International Trade while a legal case over British arms sales to Saudi Arabia was ongoing. Raytheon, based in Glenrothes, Fife, had an employee seconded to the DIT during the last 14 months.

... “innovation” “marketing” and “organisational development”. Raytheon Systems Ltd – a US arms firm with a factory in Glenrothes that makes laser guided systems for smart bombs used in Gaza and Yemen – was awarded £47,761 for “strategic development” and “marketing”. Raytheon has been linked to ...

Exports include Paveway IV guided bombs with guidance systems produced in Glenrothes by Raytheon, and Typhoon fighter jets. Nearly three in five – 59 per cent – of the 1,658 British adults surveyed by YouGov described the approval of arms sales as “unacceptable” if they risk being used in Yemen ...

Launching this year's Fife Business Week at Raytheon UK's Glenrothes manufacturing facility, Stephen Doran, managing director, and chairman of the Fife Economy Partnership, said: “Fife Business Week is a great showcase to promote local business and their success. “It offers the opportunity for every ...

"We have organised company visits to our company facility in Glenrothes, which enables students to talk to our UK engineers and ambassadors for advice, sharing their personal experience and of course inspiration. "At Raytheon, we believe that developing and crucially maintaining an early interest is ...

US arms manufacturer with factory in Glenrothes develops 'lethal' missile steering system similar to one used in Yemen bombing ... guidance system may not have been made at the Glenrothes plant of Raytheon – the world's fifth-biggest arms manufacturers – because workers there build a newer model.

Glenrothes-based Raytheon UK, which generates revenues of over £400 million per year from its four main markets, weapons and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, special mission aircraft modification, and its newest market, cyber technology, has made the move as part of its drive to build on ...

Raytheon is a partner of DPRTE. The firm's main UK production hub in Glenrothes was the site of protests in 2014 after it emerged that weapon technology made in the factory was being used in Gaza. The Scottish government called for an arms embargo with Israel at the time. The UK government, however, ...