Aerojet Rocketdyne
American aerospace propulsion manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aerojet Rocketdyne is a subsidiary of American defense company L3Harris Technologies that manufactures rocket, hypersonic, and electric propulsive systems for space, defense, civil and commercial applications.[3][4][2] Aerojet traces its origins to the General Tire and Rubber Company established in 1915, while Rocketdyne was created as a division of North American Aviation in 1955.[5][6] Aerojet Rocketdyne was formed in 2013 when Aerojet (then owned by GenCorp) and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne were merged, following the latter's acquisition by GenCorp from Pratt & Whitney.[7][8] On April 27, 2015, the name of the holding company, GenCorp Inc., was changed to Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.[9] Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings was acquired by L3Harris in July 2023 for $4.7 billion.[10]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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NYSE: GY | |
Industry | Aerospace, Defense |
Predecessors | |
Founded | 1915; 109 years ago (1915) in Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Founder | William F. O'Neil |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ross Niebergall (Segment President) |
Revenue | US$2.24 billion (2022) |
US$145 million (2022) | |
US$74 million (2022) | |
Total assets | US$2.37 billion (2022) |
Total equity | US$541 million (2022) |
Number of employees | 5,283 (2022) |
Parent | L3Harris |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [1][2] |