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L-3 Communications - Combat Propulsion Systems is a division of L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. is a company that supplies command, control, Communication, Intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training devices and services, instrumentation, space and navigation products....
 that was formerly a division of General Dynamics
General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world....
 Land Systems until L-3 acquired it in 2005. It is located in Muskegon, MI. L-3 Communications - 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.






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L-3 Communications - Combat Propulsion Systems is a division of L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. is a company that supplies command, control, Communication, Intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training devices and services, instrumentation, space and navigation products....
 that was formerly a division of General Dynamics
General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world....
 Land Systems until L-3 acquired it in 2005. It is located in Muskegon, MI. L-3 Communications - 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
Continental Motors

Teledyne Continental Motors is an engine manufacturer located in Mobile, Alabama. The company is part of the Teledyne conglomerate. Although Continental is most well known for its light aviation engines, they were also contracted to produce the air-cooled V12 engine Continental AV1790-5B gasoline engine for the U.S....
 near the turn of the century, Teledyne
Teledyne

Teledyne Technologies Inc. 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, USA in 1934. T.C. Ryan, previously best known for building Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic Spirit of St....
, and General Dynamics Land Systems.

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  • http://www.l-3com.com/cps/