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Orbital Buys GD Unit, Enters Medium Satellite Market

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Monday, March 15th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] recently said it has agreed to acquire the spacecraft development and manufacturing business of General Dynamics [GD] for $55 million, giving the company an instant entry into the government market for medium-size satellites. The cash deal is expected to close early in April. Orbital officials said they expect the acquisition to add about $50 million in sales in the current fiscal year with modest earnings accretion and $100 million in sales next year…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]