Melpar
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Melpar, Inc. was a company, and is now a division, that specializes in military and civilian government contracts in electronics, chemistry, bio-medicine, and other areas. Many, but not all, of its contracts are classified. The name came from combining the first syllables of the names of its founders, Thomas Meloy and Joseph Parks. Since 1995 it has been a subsidiary of Raytheon Corporation, of Bedford, Massachusetts. Previously it had been part of Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO), and E-Systems. Since the early 1950s its headquarters has been at 7600 Arlington Blvd.(Route 50), Falls Church, Virginia.