Aerojet Rocketdyne

By Michael Bruno, Irene Klotz
AE Industrial Partners will buy a majority stake in the RL-10 upper-stage rocket and space nuclear propulsion businesses from L3Harris for $507 million.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The long-duopolistic solid rocket motor market dominated by Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne is transforming into a competitive multiplayer industry.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
NASA also floated the idea that the nuclear reactor might be contracted as an “end-to-end service” from development, launch, landing to operations on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.
Space Symposium

By Mark Carreau
The first of the new-production RS-25s was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand at Stennis on Feb. 18.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The Melbourne, Florida-based company’s sales rose 3% annually to $5.5 billion in the December quarter.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Samples aboard the Perseverance rover may hold evidence of past life on Mars.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Overall, sales rose 5% year-on-year to $8 billion, earnings per share climbed to $2.34 and the company’s backlog reached a record $34 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Aerojet will supply the first stage and the advanced, reignitable upper stages for the hit-to-kill GPI.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Management asserts that the $4.7 billion deal will lead to growth in new markets while investors are keen to see a payoff.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The static test of the so-called XB-32 motor comes less than two years after X-Bow unveiled the 34.5-in.-dia. variant of the Ballesta series.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Aerojet contributed $581 million in revenue (a 7% sequential increase) for L3Harris in the second quarter.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
The mission, designated Artemis IV, is to be the first aboard the more powerful SLS Block 1 rocket.
Space

By Garrett Reim
A group of recently launched startups are bucking the strategy.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
L3Harris (LHX) posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
The aerospace and defense sector could experience modest mergers and acquisitions activity this year.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
As the first U.S. hypersonic weapons enter service, defense officials are searching for new ideas for high-speed propulsion and to dramatically reduce prices.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Industry titans will continue to sell off businesses, and private equity will continue to play a central role.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
If 2023 is any indication, 2024 could be a yearlong Festivus in the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
L3Harris highlights the potential for the acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne to help the defense contractor become a larger player in space and missile systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Defense contractor L3Harris’ sales beat Wall Street’s expectations, as did its earnings per share of $3.19.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Does the U.S. Defense Department understand what is happening in the defense industrial base when it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
NASA has conducted the first of 12 ground-test firings to certify the upgraded Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System rocket.
Space