Aerojet Rocketdyne Could Lay Off 225 Due to Merger

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Aerojet Rocketdyne could lay off as many as 225 employees by March as it streamlines operations.

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Spacecom Readies Itself for Possible Sale, Merger

Spacecom Readies Itself for Possible Sale, Merger

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Israeli satellite fleet operator Spacecom has hired an investment bank to evaluate sale or merger options.

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U.S. Regulators Clear Aerojet-Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Merger

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Aerojet parent company GenCorp Inc. purchased Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in a $550 million transaction that will leave just two major players standing after more than a decade of consolidation in the U.S. rocket propulsion industry.

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FTC Approves Aerojet-Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Merger

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GenCorp Inc. is free to proceed with its $550 million acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corp. after the FTC closed an investigation into whether the transaction would lead to an anti-competitive marketplace.

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Post-merger SS/L Turns Its Gaze to Russia, Brazil

Post-merger SS/L Turns Its Gaze to Russia, Brazil

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MDA is counting on a fast start for SS/L to compensate for its problematic 2012.

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Justice Department Approves DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger

Justice Department Approves DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger

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The U.S. DoJ has cleared DigitalGlobe’s proposed acquisition of rival GeoEye.

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Shareholders Approve DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger

Shareholders Approve DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger

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GeoEye and DigitalGlobe shareholders approved the merger of the companies.

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DigitalGlobe Expects GeoEye Merger To Add $400M in Sales

DigitalGlobe Expects GeoEye Merger To Add $400M in Sales

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 DigitalGlobe said the planned merger with rival GeoEye would create a company generating $1.2 billion in annual revenue and $389 million in operating income by 2016.

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EADS, BAE Call off Merger Amid Political Opposition

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European aerospace firms EADS and BAE Systems called off their planned $45 billion merger Oct. 10, just one month after Leiden, Netherlands-based EADS announced its intention to create the world’s largest defense contractor by adding London-based BAE to a portfolio that already includes Airbus, Astrium and others.

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BAE-EADS Merger Faces Questions From Investors

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LONDON, PARIS and WASHINGTON — Despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding the massive deal being discussed by Britain’s BAE Systems and EADS, shareholders of both companies’ stock have not hesitated to act, with sharp adjustments to share prices occurring as news of negotiations broke.

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DigitalGlobe: Merger with GeoEye To Save $1.5 Billion

DigitalGlobe: Merger with GeoEye To Save $1.5 Billion

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PARIS — U.S. satellite imagery products and services provider DigitalGlobe reported July 31 double-digit increases in revenue and backlog, with both government and commercial business contributing to a record total of $101.8 million for the three months ending June 30.

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More Google Lunar X Prize Mergers Expected

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SAN FRANCISCO — Competition for the Google Lunar X Prize is heating up with the May 30 announcement of the first major acquisition of one team by another and widespread discussion among team leaders of additional mergers.

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GeoEye Makes Bid for DigitalGlobe After Merger Negotiations Collapse

GeoEye Makes Bid for DigitalGlobe After Merger Negotiations Collapse

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PARIS — Earth observation imagery and services company GeoEye’s surprise May 4 announcement of a bid to acquire rival DigitalGlobe came after “a few months” of negotiations between the two companies on a merger and has received no response from DigitalGlobe, GeoEye Chief Executive Matthew O’Connell said.

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Dish Network Seeks FCC Approval of TerreStar-DBSD Merger

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PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — Satellite television broadcaster Dish Network asked U.S. regulators Aug. 22 to approve the merger of two bankrupt companies that planned to deploy hybrid satellite-terrestrial wireless broadband networks in the United States, and that Dish has purchased.

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Harris CapRock Chief Predicts More Mergers

Harris CapRock Chief Predicts More Mergers

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The recent flurry of acquisitions in the satellite communications services industry has been driven by increasing customer demand for end-to-end network services on a global scale, according to Peter Shaper, group president of the newly formed Harris CapRock Communications.

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NASA Targets June Merger of Operations, Exploration Divisions

NASA Targets June Merger of Operations, Exploration Divisions

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WASHINGTON— NASA expects by June 5 to combine its Exploration Systems and Space Operations mission directorates into a single organization, dubbed the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, according to internal briefing charts obtained by Space News.

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Hughes Execs To Pocket $27 Million from EchoStar Merger

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PARIS — Top managers at satellite-broadband provider Hughes Communications won approval to add change-of-control provisions in their employment contracts that added a combined $26.9 million to their pay packages just hours before their company’s purchase by EchoStar.

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NASA Considers Merger of Spaceflight Directorates

NASA Considers Merger of Spaceflight Directorates

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WASHINGTON — NASA is considering merging its Exploration Systems  and  Space Operations mission directorates to better align with the U.S. space agency’s manned spaceflight goals, according to NASA officials.

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Pentagon Preparing for Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions

Pentagon Preparing for Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions

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NEW YORK — With cash-rich U.S. defense contractors planning a new wave of mergers and acquisitions, Pentagon leaders are thinking through the kinds of deals they want to see, what they will accept and what they will not.

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Argon ST Shareholder Sues To Stop Merger with Boeing

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An Argon ST shareholder filed a class-action lawsuit July 2 in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., to block the sale of the defense electronics firm to Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

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