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defense5 days ago•13 min saved

DoW Launches $1 Billion Direct-to-Supplier Investment to Expand Solid Rocket Motor Capacity

The U.S. Department of War and L3Harris sign a letter of intent for a $1 billion convertible preferred equity investment to create Missile Solutions, expanding domestic solid rocket motor capacity and enabling multi-year procurement deals (pending Congressional authorization). The investment will modernize facilities, strengthen the munitions industrial base, and stockpile readiness, with a second-half-2026 IPO planned for the new public company.

via U.S. Department of War (.gov)|

#acquisition-transformation-strategy #defense #direct-to-supplier

defense5 days ago•3 min saved

Pentagon backs L3Harris rocket-motor unit, eyeing 2026 IPO

The Pentagon will invest $1 billion in L3Harris’s rocket-motor business, carving out a Missile Solutions unit into a new majority-controlled entity that will go public in 2026 via an IPO backed by a government convertible security, securing steady supply of solid rocket motors for missiles like Patriot and Tomahawk under a Go Direct-to-Supplier strategy; the arrangement could draw regulatory scrutiny over conflicts of interest as it ties government equity to a defense contractor.

via CNBC|

#defense #ipo-2026 #l3harris