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Defense and Space, Commercial Aviation

Starburst Ventures | September 22, 2022

Starburst Ventures, the first venture capital fund dedicated to investing across aviation, space, and defense, today announced the launch of its new early-stage fund. Focusing on aerospace, defense, security, as well as enabling sciences and technologies, Starburst Ventures is investing in the next generation of industrial, software and hardware companies.The fund's team will be led by Starburst Ventures' Founder and General Partner, François Chopard. A widely respected indu...

Aerospace

Businesswire | June 12, 2023

O2 Investment Partners is pleased to announce that through FCAH Aerospace it has made an investment in and partnered with Cobalt Aero Services to support its strategic growth plan. Isac Roths, CEO of FCAH Aerospace, commented, “Cobalt Aero Services is known across the aviation industry as a premier provider of maintenance repair and overhaul services for nacelle components, thrust reversers, and other structural airframe components. We are excited to have Tony McAnly and h...

Aerospace

L3Harris Technologies | December 19, 2022

L3Harris Technologies and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. together announced the signing of a definitive agreement for L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $58 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.7 billion, inclusive of net debt. This marks L3Harris’ second acquisition announcement of 2022, demonstrating its continued focus on delivering critical capabilities to warfighters while strengthening the nation’s defense industrial base through increased compet...

Aviation Technology

NEWONE S&T | June 13, 2022

NEWONE S&T Co., Ltd., a technology venture company, announced that it had acquired Certification of Aviation Security Equipment Performance from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport for the first time in Korea. The first product in Korea to obtain Certification of Aviation Security Equipment Performance is a piece of explosive and drug trace detection equipment. IONAB was 100% developed using proprietary technology based on IMS. Only about five co...