Aidan Daly

Southwest Research Institute, or SwRI, held a ground-breaking ceremony for its Center for Accelerating Materials and Processes, a two-story, 36,600-square-foot facility that will support research and development for high-speed aerospace engines. In a press release issued Monday, Barron Bichon, director of SwRI’s materials engineering department, said, “This project will help ensure the U.S. is a […] More

Apex, a spacecraft manufacturing company, announced completing its Series B funding round and securing $95 million. The investor group, led by XYZ Venture Capital, co-led by CRV and joined by other investors provided the new funding, the Los Angeles-based company said Wednesday. Ian Cinnamon, CEO and founder of Apex, said, “The West cannot achieve the […] More

Boeing announced plans to open and operate a new engineering facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, or ERAU, in Daytona Beach, Florida, soon. Once the facility is erected within the university’s Cici & Hyatt Brown Center for Aerospace, Boeing said Tuesday that its employees will perform engineering work for military aircraft programs and advanced technology capabilities. […] More

Anduril Industries will invest over $75 million to expand its solid rocket motor production facility in McHenry, Mississippi. Anduril said Monday that the investment would increase the annual production capacity of propellant mixing and solid rocket motor from 600 to over 6,000 tactical-scale solid rocket motors. In addition to expanding its 450-acre Mississippi Solid Rocket […] More

Bow River Capital is partnering with the O’Neil Group‘s ONE Funds to create ONE Bow River Advisers, or One Bow River, a joint venture that will invest in critical data solutions that aid national defense. In a press statement Wednesday, Blair Richardson, founder and CEO of Bow Rover Capital, said, “Bringing together the expertise of […] More

HawkEye 360, a space-based radio frequency data and analytics provider, has announced the grand opening of its new corporate headquarters in Herndon, Virginia. The company said Tuesday that the new 13,297-square-foot facility is situated on the same campus as its Advanced Technology Development Center. John Serafini, CEO of HawkEye 360, stated, “Our new headquarters in […] More

RTX business Collins Aerospace will invest $200 million to expand carbon brake production at its manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington. The plan is to grow the site by more than 50 percent and add 70,000 square feet over a multi-year period, RTX said Tuesday. Matt Maurer, vice president and general manager for landing systems at […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a provider of propulsion and power systems for rockets, spacecraft and other space vehicles, is expanding its operations in Huntsville, Alabama. The subsidiary of defense company L3Harris Technologies said Tuesday that it aims to increase the production and deliveries of solid rocket motors to meet elevated demand. The Advanced Manufacturing Facility also produces non-energetic components […] More