Linchpin of the Defense Industry, Camden Eyes Future Growth
Aerojet Rocketdyne and Lockheed Martin are investing millions in their Camden operations; community stakeholders say more must be done to help them attract employees. read more >
Aerojet Rocketdyne and Lockheed Martin are investing millions in their Camden operations; community stakeholders say more must be done to help them attract employees. read more >
Plans for Lockheed Martin and Airbus to build an aerial refueling boom system in western Arkansas seem to be on hold for now. read more >
The rocket system, manufactured at the defense company's facility in Camden, is known for its "shoot and scoot" capability. read more >
The expansion is the second at Lockheed's facility in Camden since the company announced a $142 million investment in June 2019. read more >
Not many people know about Farnborough, England. But to those in the aerospace and defense industry, it’s an important city that hosts one of the largest global airshows every other year. read more >
B&M's new owner said the company's proximity to key defense companies, including Lockheed Martin, made the deal appealing. read more >
Breathing new life into local news and advancing the state's status as a defense manufacturing hub. read more >
The project depends on whether the companies land a U.S. Air Force contract for a new tanker plane that uses the system. read more >
Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne — part of the 3,500-strong defense workforce at Highland Industrial Park near Camden – is expanding and responding to a war-torn world. read more >
Lockheed said it scrapped the plan “in the wider interest of shareholders.” read more >
The acquisition would limit competition and drive up prices for missile components, regulators say. read more >
Two top defense contractors are converging in East Camden, and company leaders and local officials are listening for the boom. read more >
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart’s sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, according to a new report by a government watchdog group. read more >
Lockheed Martin is buying rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings for $4.4 billion in a deal that brings together companies that already had been working together in the aeronautics industry. read more >
Lockheed Martin has broken ground on the first part of a $142 million expansion at its southern Arkansas facility that is expected to create more than 300 new jobs. read more >
Lockheed Martin, a mainstay of South Arkansas' defense industry, will be building missile launchers and hardware in East Camden under a half-billion contract to supply the U.S. Army and Marines, as well as the militaries of Poland and Romania. read more >
Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Maryland, gets a $561.8 million production contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales customers. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and officials with Lockheed Martin announce that the company will expand its operation in East Camden, investing $142 million and hiring 326 new employees over the next few years. read more >
Aerojet Rocketdyne cites area’s big defense tradition as it goes for ICBM contract. read more >
