L3Harris News

Bloomberg

Sierra Space hires L3Harris missile-unit CFO as it pivots toward defense

Sierra Space has appointed Daniel Gittsovich as chief financial officer, bringing in an executive who most recently held the same role at L3Harris Technologies’ missile solutions unit. The hire comes as the company pursues a shift toward defense, placing financial leadership alongside its strategic repositioning.

FlightGlobal

Commercial satellite capacity gains defense roles, from U.S. reserve contracts to Ukraine’s sovereign network plans

The U.S. Space Force has awarded initial operational contracts for its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, while Kyiv is considering ICEYE- and Nokia-backed sovereign communications satellites after uncertainty over Ukraine’s Starshield access. Separate efforts target satellite links for UK drones and commercial satellite intelligence for wildfire response, underscoring expanding defense and public-service uses.

Axios

L3Harris opens robotic rocket motor factory in Arkansas

L3Harris has opened a robotic rocket motor factory in Camden, Arkansas, adding a new production facility to a site where the company already operates more than 100 buildings across 2,000 acres. The announcement highlights continued investment in the company’s manufacturing footprint, though no output or capacity figures were provided.

FlightGlobal

L3Harris wins $876 million Navy award to advance low-band jammer to EMD

L3Harris received an $876 million undefinitized contract modification to advance the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band program into its next engineering and manufacturing development phase. The pod is part of a new family of jamming equipment for the EA-18G Growler.

FlightGlobal

L3Harris wins $876.4M Navy modification to accelerate Growler low-band jammer

The undefinitized award funds the next engineering and manufacturing phase of the Next Generation Jammer Low Band program for the EA-18G Growler. The Navy says the $876.4 million modification is intended to accelerate development and deliver the electronic-warfare capability on a faster timeline.

Via Satellite

L3Harris selected to build LISA’s all-glass telescope for mid-2030s launch

L3Harris will design, assemble, integrate and test an all-glass telescope for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a European Space Agency mission expected to launch in the mid-2030s. NASA selected the company for the work, according to one report; another describes the telescope as part of ESA’s mission.

Bloomberg

High activity

U.S. Space Force and industry advance military, sovereign satellite communications and in-space ISR capabilities

The Space Force selected Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build “space-to-space” ISR satellites by 2028, while L3Harris secured a $461.9 million executive-aircraft satcom contract. Separately, Nokia and ICEYE are developing sovereign low-Earth-orbit communications systems for governments, defense contractors and emergency services.

SpaceNews.com

L3Harris moves HBTSS missile-tracking satellites into production for Golden Dome

L3Harris Technologies is moving its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor satellites into production for the Missile Defense Agency’s Golden Dome initiative, with few design changes from the existing HBTSS design. The decision signals a transition from satellite development toward scaled production for missile-warning and tracking missions.