:

Congress

Pair Of Democrats Want DoD To Review Impacts Of Northrop Grumman Purchase Of Orbital ATK

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 9th, 2022

SHARE:

Pair Of Democrats Want DoD To Review Impacts Of Northrop Grumman Purchase Of Orbital ATK

Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness. (Photo: Rep. John Garamendi)

In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rejection earlier this year of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] proposed acquisition Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] on grounds that it would reduce competition for missile propulsion technology, two House Democrats on Thursday asked the Department of Defense to scrutinize competitive impacts from the 2018 acquisition by Northrop Grumman [NOC] of Orbital ATK, which competes with Aerojet on missile and rocket motors. Citing FTC concerns from 2018 that Northrop’s acquisition of Orbital ATK could limit…

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 […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]