L3Harris Technologies is an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider serving government, defense, and commercial sectors. Within the space industry, L3Harris specializes in providing end-to-end satellite solutions, including spacecraft, payloads, and ground software, and is a key player in space domain awareness. They develop and manufacture space-qualified components like traveling wave tubes, reflectors, and optical systems, and they also contribute to missions like the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and Artemis II. L3Harris partners with organizations like NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and the Missile Defense Agency.
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L3Harris intends to list Missile Solutions as a separate public company during the second half of 2026.
L3Harris is pursuing an IPO of its missile business later in 2026.
The Pentagon is planning to take an equity stake in solid rocket motor maker L3Harris.
The Department of Defense pledged to back L3Harris' missile business IPO with a $1 billion convertible preferred security.
L3Harris has invested over $400 million in internal capital since its 2023 acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne to modernize production lines.
Lanteris supports L3Harris as a bus provider for SDA contracts.
The partnership between AE Industrial and L3Harris aims to help accelerate the development of future propulsion technologies, including nuclear propulsion.
AE Industrial Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the Space Propulsion and Power Systems business of L3Harris Technologies.
L3Harris will retain a minority investment interest and continue acting as a strategic partner to the acquired business.
Under the SDA-2 missions, SpaceX is to launch 18 of SDA’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellites by L3Harris Technologies and eight Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter satellites by Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems.
AE Industrial Partners signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the Space Propulsion and Power Systems business of L3Harris Technologies.
NASA has selected proposals for three-year, fixed-price contracts from seven companies, including Astroscale U.S. Inc. in Denver, BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado, Busek Co. Inc in Natick, Massachusetts, L3Harris Technologies Inc. in Rochester, New York, Lockheed Martin Inc. in Palo Alto, California, Northrop Grumman Inc. in Redondo Beach, California, and Zecoat Co. Inc. in Granite City, Illinois.
L3Harris Technologies will retain a minority investment interest and continue to act as a strategic partner to the acquired business.
Two of the missions are for T2TR with L3Harris satellites scheduled for 2027.
The SDA awarded $3.5 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris, and Rocket Lab for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer.
L3Harris Technologies has reached an agreement to sell the majority stake of its space propulsion unit to AE Industrial Partners for $845 million.
For L3Harris, the sale is part of a capital reallocation strategy focusing on priority segments.
L3Harris’s space propulsion unit is key to the development and operation of space missions.
AE Industrial Partners, LP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the Space Propulsion and Power Systems business of L3Harris Technologies.
AE Industrial Partners will acquire a 60% controlling interest in L3Harris Technologies' space propulsion business, valuing the unit at $845 million.