{"id":24252,"date":"2022-02-14T00:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T00:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/14\/lockheed-martin-says-its-effort-to-acquire-aerojet-is-over\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:04:33","slug":"lockheed-martin-says-its-effort-to-acquire-aerojet-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2022\/02\/14\/lockheed-martin-says-its-effort-to-acquire-aerojet-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin says its effort to acquire Aerojet is over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Lockheed Martin announced Sunday its controversial attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2022\/01\/25\/lockheed-says-planned-aerojet-acquisition-faces-federal-antitrust-roadblock\/\" target=\"_blank\">acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne<\/a> is officially over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cancellation, announced by Lockheed Sunday evening as the Super Bowl began, came almost three weeks after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2022\/01\/26\/federal-trade-commission-alleges-lockheed-had-tried-to-limit-competition-before-aerojet-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Federal Trade Commission<\/a> announced a lawsuit that sought to block the proposed $4.4 billion merger on antitrust grounds. The FTC sought a preliminary injunction to put it on hold pending a June administrative trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FTC said last month it was concerned the deal would hurt competition in the defense industry by allowing Lockheed to cut other contractors off from vital missile components Aerojet provides, particularly scramjet engines for hypersonic missiles and control systems for missile interceptors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Lockheed pledged to keep allowing Aerojet to sell propulsion equipment to other firms, the FTC expressed its doubts in its complaint and said Lockheed had already tried to block competition before the acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur planned acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne would have benefitted the entire industry through greater efficiency, speed, and significant cost reductions for the U.S. government,\u201d Lockheed chief executive Jim Taiclet said in Sunday\u2019s release. \u201cHowever, we determined that in light of the FTC\u2019s actions, terminating the transaction is in the best interest of our stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aerojet said in its own release it would continue working on hypersonic and missile defense systems after the deal\u2019s termination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed acquisition was first announced in December 2020, and quickly drew controversy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/02\/17\/raytheon-to-challenge-lockheed-aerojet-merger-ceo-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raytheon Technologies publicly objected<\/a> to it, saying it would force Raytheon to negotiate with Lockheed, a major competitor, for solid rocket motors. 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