SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2013) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its Divert and Attitude Control Subsystem (DACS) on the modified Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) performed its mission-critical role in a planned non-intercept flight test of Boeing's Ground-based Midcourse Defense(GMD) program. The EKV DACS provided the critical trajectory adjustments to satisfy the mission objectives.
During the flight test, the DACS performed as expected. In this non-...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2013) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its AJ26 engine successfully completed a hot fire test this evening at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/Attachment/16718.
Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB), Aerojet and NASA monitored the full-duration test in support of the...
SIMSBURY, Conn. (Jan. 17, 2013) - Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company(EBA&D) today announced that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. EBA&D maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month
performance period, from Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012.
This year, Boeing recognized 594 suppliers who...
CHANTILLY, Va. (Jan. 10, 2013) - The SI Organization, Inc. (the SI) announced today that Jim Reagan has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
"We are very pleased to add Jim to our senior leadership team," said Bill Graham, President and CEO of the SI. "Jim's diverse experience and skill set make him uniquely qualified to lead our finance and business operations as we continue to grow our company."
"Jim will lead the development and...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2013) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its employees across the country rallied to provide assistance following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy last October. Aided with a dollar-for-dollar match by the GenCorp Foundation, Aerojet contributions to the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts totaled $22,160.
"The entire Aerojet family is humbled to be able to help those in need,"...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) - GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY), headquartered in Sacramento, California, announced today that it has received a modification to the request for additional information ("Second Request") from the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") in connection with the Company's proposed acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). The modification excludes large and medium liquid rocket engines for launch vehicles...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded the company a multi-million dollar contract to develop advanced Solid Divert and Attitude Control System (SDACS) technologies for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIB interceptor.
This development contract will advance SDACS technology to increase flight duration, mission flexibility and overall performance required for the SM-3 IIB missile,...
MOORPARK, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) - On December 21, 2012, NEA® Electronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBA&D) closed on its acquisition of Rocketstar Robotics, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not released. Rocketstar Robotics, Inc. provides motors, gearboxes, and actuator mechanisms for spacecraft applications such as driving solar arrays or positioning communication antennae.
In 2011, NEA and Rocketstar entered...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 13, 2012) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today the recent signing of a multi-year master agreement with Storeroom Solutions, Inc. (SSI) to deploy a flexible, integrated supply chain service model for all maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) material requirements across the enterprise. This alliance will unify all operating site locations and aggregate the total spend under a single enterprise Management Services Agreement.
SSI is a full...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2012) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its rockets and thrusters were instrumental in today's launch of the U.S. Air Force's orbital test vehicle.
The orbital test vehicle was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Eight Aerojet retro rockets also assisted with the Atlas Centaur separation from the launch vehicle. In addition, 12 Aerojet monopropellant (hydrazine) thrusters on the Atlas V Centaur upper stage...
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