Aerojet Rocketdyne

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

By Steve Trimble
The image released by the 412th Test Wing shows a portion of the missile where the solid rocket motor of the booster stage connects to the exhaust section.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA officials have acknowledged the evolving Space Launch System rocket is unaffordable at current cost levels.
Space

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Long-term pressure gain remains the goal, but compact combustion is accelerating near-term adoption of the technology for high-speed propulsion systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Michael Bruno
Editors discuss Northrop's exit from the U.S. Air Force’s competition to replace the F-22 and the implications of L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Check 6

By Michael Bruno
“I’m thrilled to welcome more than 5,000 employees to the L3Harris team today,” L3Harris Chair and CEO Chris Kubasik said.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
L3Harris reported revenue of $4.69 billion in the second quarter, up 13.5% annually, while its earnings per share (EPS) of $2.97 beat analysts’ estimates.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The letter urges the Pentagon to weigh in on the merger, citing its considerable influence with the antitrust agencies on military-related deals.
Budget, Policy & Operations