“This is a broad and in a way campaign-like approach to strengthening our own supply chain and enabling multiple sources, really for even beyond our company for our industry, which I think is important,” Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said of his firm’s endeavor to field a new solid rocket motor supplier.
By Michael MarrowThe Air Force’s $705 million award for Phase 2 of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) is targeting initial operational capability by 2026, Northrop Grumman says.
By Michael MarrowAfter failed bid to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne, Lockheed is “endeavoring… to create another supplier,” CEO Jim Taiclet told lawmakers.
By Michael MarrowAustrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner reportedly said a contract for the new jets should be inked by the first half of 2024.
By Michael MarrowTo meet the program’s delayed production decision, set for February 2025, the T-7A will need to qualify its escape system and finish its flight control software, though officials expressed confidence the jet could achieve the goal.
By Michael MarrowLockheed CEO Jim Taiclet also said that TR-3 upgrade delays for the Joint Strike Fighter stemmed from late hardware, compressing the schedule for software testing.
By Michael Marrow“I really see this as a fantastic opportunity to really rejuvenate [Aerojet] and nurture it to become the company we are confident it will become,” Ross Niebergall, the newly installed head of Aerojet, told Breaking Defense.
By Aaron MehtaAerojet will now become a fourth business unit within L3Harris in a deal previously estimated at $4.7 billion.
By Aaron Mehta“We were advised today that the FTC will not block our acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne; therefore, we are
moving forward to close the transaction on or about July 28,” wrote L3Harris CEO Chris Kubasik in a note to investors.
Eyeing risks of losses, L3Harris’ Chris Kubasik said, “I think the industry as a whole is going to continue to no-bid these contracts until [DoD uses] the right vehicles.”
By Michael MarrowThe Federal Trade Commission formally made a second request for information last month as it evaluates antitrust concerns associated with L3Harris acquiring one of only two major suppliers of solid rocket motors for the Pentagon.
By Michael MarrowRaytheon executives said they see improvement for components like electronics, though shortages continue for castings, rocket motors and other key parts.
By Michael MarrowThe award is a modification to a contract L3Harris won in 2020 to sustain and improve the systems used to track objects whizzing around the Earth.
By Michael MarrowAir Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program has funded prototyping work with three short-term contracts first issued last year to Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and Northrop Grumman.
By Michael Marrow