Legacy Large Defense Primes Are Cracking Up In The New Order

M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System

Prime breakups are not new, but now even Lockheed Martin is being eyed as a candidate. One of its spinoffs could be missile-focused, including the M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System.

Credit: Sgt. Grayson Cavaliere/U.S. Army National Guard
L3Harris Technologies, which has branded itself the “sixth prime,” is breaking up this year, as is Honeywell International. At least one longtime Wall Street analyst has been shopping a similar idea about Lockheed Martin. For years, industry chatter has marveled that Boeing, General Dynamics and...
Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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