L3Harris Technologies reports news on its defense technology portfolio serving space, air, land, sea and cyber missions for national security customers. Updates commonly cover orders, backlog, revenue trends and segment activity across communications, mission systems, propulsion, missiles, sensors, avionics and space systems.
Company announcements also include dividend actions, production-capacity investments, solid rocket motor expansion, space-mission contributions and partnerships involving satellite systems and Earth-observation data infrastructure. Capital-structure news has included financing and registration activity related to the Missile Solutions business, including operations associated with legacy Aerojet Rocketdyne.
L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) announced a reorganization effective Jan 5, 2026, moving from four to three business segments to better align the portfolio with future warfare needs.
The new segments are Space & Mission Systems, Communications & Spectrum Dominance, and Missile Solutions. Named leaders are Sam Mehta, Jon Rambeau and Ken Bedingfield. Ken Bedingfield will continue as SVP & CFO and Ed Zoiss is appointed VP, Engineering & Innovation.
The company said it will provide additional details on Jan 29, 2026 during its earnings call and will realign 2025 financial results into the three-segment structure.
L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) agreed to sell a controlling interest in its Space Propulsion and Power Systems business to AE Industrial Partners at a total enterprise value of $845 million. Closing is expected in second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions. L3Harris will retain approximately 40% ownership in the carved‑out space technology business. The company excluded its RS‑25 rocket engine business from the sale. Jefferies acted as exclusive financial advisor. AE Industrial’s prior space investments include Firefly Aerospace, RedWire Space and York Space Systems.
AE Industrial acquired a controlling interest in the Space Propulsion & Power Systems business of L3Harris (NYSE: LHX), covering business units across five U.S. locations that develop upper‑stage rocket engines and in‑space propulsion, nuclear power and avionics assets.
L3Harris will retain a minority stake and remain a strategic partner. AE Industrial plans to restore the Rocketdyne name, modernize RL10 production with updated manufacturing discipline, and accelerate future propulsion development including nuclear propulsion for deep‑space and cislunar missions.
AE Industrial signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in L3Harris Technologies' Space Propulsion and Power Systems business (NYSE: LHX), commonly known as Rocketdyne.
The transaction covers business units across five U.S. locations, includes heritage upper-stage engines such as the RL10, and L3Harris will retain a minority investment and continue as a strategic partner. AE Industrial plans to restore the Rocketdyne name and pursue advanced propulsion including nuclear propulsion for cislunar and Mars exploration.
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will release its fourth quarter 2025 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. The company will host an earnings call the same day at 10:30 a.m. ET. Investors and analysts are encouraged to listen via webcast at L3Harris.com. A replay will be available on the company website after the call.
L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) won a Space Development Agency contract valued up to $843 million to build 18 infrared Tranche 3 Tracking Layer satellites plus ground software, operations and sustainment.
The satellites will add higher-resolution infrared sensing, on-orbit data processing and real-time detection algorithms to the SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) to improve missile tracking, including hypersonic threats, and provide broader coverage and direct-to-warfighter connectivity. L3Harris already supports the SDA Tracking Layer with 4 missiles-tracking satellites on orbit (Tranche 0) and 34 satellites in development across Tranche 1 and Tranche 2.
L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) on December 11, 2025 demonstrated an interoperable, software-defined network that linked tactical communications, counter‑UAS systems, advanced imaging and mobile operations centers with command‑and‑control systems.
The full‑scale end‑to‑end demo highlighted T‑HAWC, the AN/PRC‑158C software‑defined data radio and 5G gateway solutions and showed multi‑path connectivity across public safety and tactical radios to maintain links in degraded or contested conditions for the Department of War, other federal agencies, disaster response and large events.
Company executives said the commercial delivery model shortens deployment timelines to weeks and aimed to illustrate rapid, cross‑domain communications and resilient connectivity for national security and homeland support.
L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) was awarded a follow-on production contract valued up to $200 million to manufacture Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Insensitive Munition (IM) propulsion units.
The award is the first order processed through L3Harris’ newly built 60,000 sq ft Camden, Arkansas facility funded by a Defense Production Act Title III cooperative agreement and increases annual production capacity by more than 30%. The company says it has increased GMLRS output by nearly 80% using advanced manufacturing, with inert component work at its Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South in Huntsville, Alabama. Lockheed Martin provided the contract; L3Harris describes this as its largest GMLRS IM contract from Lockheed Martin for a 12-month period.
L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) broke ground on the Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities (AAPF) in Camden on November 18, 2025, a campus of more than 20 buildings across 110 acres to expand solid rocket motor (SRM) production.
The project adds 230,000 sq ft of manufacturing and office space, will increase large SRM capacity six-fold, and brings total Camden manufacturing to >1.5 million sq ft. The company plans a $400+ million campus investment, including $193 million to Arkansas businesses, and is investing >$500 million across major SRM sites nationwide.
L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) and EDGE Group signed a memorandum of understanding on November 18, 2025 to deepen collaboration in the United Arab Emirates. The preliminary MOU creates a strategic framework to jointly pursue national and regional defense opportunities and to conduct joint research and development in artificial intelligence and autonomy, with plans to deploy those technologies.
The agreement is described as a platform to expand L3Harris’ operational involvement in the Middle East and globally; L3Harris has served UAE customers for more than 35 years and maintains a corporate office in Abu Dhabi. No financial terms or binding commercial commitments were disclosed.