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defense1 day 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|

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defense-technology2 years ago•6 min saved

Ursa Major Secures $138 Million to Replenish U.S. Missile Arsenal

Colorado-based startup Ursa Major has raised $138 million in Series D funding to develop 3-D printing technology for the production of solid rocket motors, aiming to help replenish the depleted missile arsenal of the US. The company's expansion into defense comes as its commercial engine business struggled to compete with SpaceX. Ursa Major's new investors include RTX Ventures, the VC arm of defense giant Raytheon, which produces anti-aircraft and anti-armor missiles. The startup aims to address the industry consolidation that has left the US with just two large makers of solid-fuel rocket motors, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman's Orbital ATK division.

via Forbes|

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science-and-technology2 years ago•2 min saved

Rocket motors for Space Shuttle Endeavour transported through Los Angeles streets for Science Center exhibit

Two massive rocket motors arrived at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, completing their journey from the Mojave Desert. The motors will be part of the vertical display of the Space Shuttle Endeavour at the center's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. The display, which will include the shuttle, rocket boosters, and an external fuel tank, will be the only vertical, launch-ready configuration of a shuttle in the world. Visitors have until the end of December to see the shuttle in its current horizontal position.

via KABC-TV|

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