# Aerojet Rocketdyne

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-17**: Public disclosure — L3Harris disclosed the forced departure and the terms of the separation agreement, specifying the violation did not involve financial reporting, controls, customer relationships, or operations.
- **2026-08-16**: Separation agreement signed — L3Harris and Kubasik struck a separation agreement on Sunday under which Kubasik resigned from the board and all subsidiaries, forfeited $45 million in outstanding equity, and received no severance or bonus.
- **2026-06**: Interim Air Force One delivered — L3Harris delivered a 747 to the White House to serve as an interim Air Force One after modifying a jet gifted by Qatar's royal family.
- **2026-04**: Aerojet Rocketdyne secures $1B investment — L3Harris subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne made a deal for a $1 billion government investment into its missile-propulsion business, which L3Harris plans to take public.
- **2021**: Kubasik becomes L3Harris CEO — Christopher Kubasik assumed the role of L3Harris chief executive, having joined the company after his 2012 firing from Lockheed Martin.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### L3Harris CEO Ousted as $1B Aerojet Rocketdyne IPO Looms
2026-08-18 02:49:23 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Defense prime L3Harris removed its CEO over a code-of-conduct breach just months after securing a $1 billion government investment for Aerojet Rocketdyne's planned public listing. The leadership vacuum threatens continuity on missile-propulsion and Air Force One programs.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/l3harris-kubasik-aerojet-1b-defense

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