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Aerojet’s AJ26 Engine Completes Successful Hot Fire Test in Support of Antares™ Rocket
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 Antares™…
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award
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-monthperformance period, from Oct. 1, 2011,…
The SI Names Jim Reagan As Chief Financial Officer
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…
Aerojet Employees Make 2012 a Year of Giving
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…
GenCorp Receives Modification to FTC’s Second Request in Connection with the Proposed Acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
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…
Aerojet Awarded SM-3 Solid Divert and Attitude Control System Contract
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…
NEA Electronics Inc. Completes Its Acquisition of Rocketstar Robotics, Inc.
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…
Aerojet Announces Maintenance, Repair and Operations Management Agreement
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…
Aerojet Technology Supported Today’s Launch of the U.S. Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle
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…
Aerojet Employees Support U.S. Troops Overseas with Care Packages and Holiday Greeting Cards
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2012) – Â Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced at its leadership training event on Wednesday, Dec. 5, that more than 120 Aerojet executives and managers from around the country assembled dozens of care packages for U.S. troops as part of a team building exercise. A total of 30 large care…