Hughes Aircraft

Hughes Aircraft Company was a major defense/aerospace company founded by Howard Hughes. The group was based near Ballona Creek, in Culver City, California, near the Pacific Ocean.

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Howard Hughes - Culver City, California - Pacific Ocean

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Hughes Aircraft was acquired by General Motors in 1985. GM sold off divisions of the company one by one during the 1980s and '90s, and today only Hughes Network Systems still operates under the Hughes name. In 1997 the defense business of Hughes Electronics merged with Raytheon and the former Hughes Research Laboratories became jointly owned by GM and Raytheon. Hughes Space and Communications was purchased by Boeing in 2000. DirecTV was ultimately purchased by News Corporation.

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General Motors - Hughes Network Systems - Raytheon - Boeing - DirecTV - News Corporation

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The grounds of the old Hughes companies are currently occupied by Dreamworks SKG, a film studio.

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