Focus: Mergers and Acquisitions

Applied Aerospace & Defense has acquired Vestigo Aerospace, which is known for its line of drag sails used to deorbit satellites.  The company’s Spinnaker line of drag sails are designed...

Contrivian and Big Network are to merge an interesting piece of consolidation in the networking software arena that will have direct relevance to satellite players. The combined platform aims to...

Stellant Systems, a manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) and microwave amplification products, is set to be acquired by TransDigm Group Incorporated for $960 million in cash.  TransDigm announced a definitive...

AE Industrial Partners has acquired the controlling stake in the space propulsion business of L3Harris, formerly known as Aerojet Rocketdyne. AE Industrial said in a Jan. 5 announcement it plans...

CACI International on Monday said it has agreed to acquire ARKA Group for $2.6 billion in cash, a deal that would make it a major player in high-end imaging payloads for classified...

HawkEye 360 on Thursday said it has acquired Innovative Signals Analysis (ISA) in a deal that is financially accretive, adds government customers and strengthens its platform for generating insights from the...

Two aerospace suppliers, Applied Aerospace and PCX Aerosystems, are merging to create greater scale as a supplier of precision hardware and systems for aircraft, rotorcraft, satellites, launch vehicles, and missile...

Quantum company IonQ is making another acquisition in the space industry with a deal to acquire optical communications company Skyloom Global.  Optical communications will “form the backbone for quantum-secure communications...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will acquire Israeli satellite mobile systems company Orbit Technologies for $356.3 million in cash, the companies announced Wednesday. Orbit will be integrated with Kratos’ Microwave...

Voyager Technologies on Monday said it has acquired ExoTerra Resource in a deal that gives it capabilities in compact electric propulsion systems used to maneuver satellites in orbit. Terms of the...