Aerospace & Defense

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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • November 10, 2025

    Kirkland Guides KKR'S $2.2B Novaria Sale To Arcline

    Private equity giant KKR announced Monday plans to sell Texas-based aerospace component-supplier Novaria Group to Arcline Investment Management in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.2 billion, guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP for KKR and Novaria, and Ropes & Gray LLP and Paul Hastings LLP for Tennessee-based Arcline.

  • November 10, 2025

    Calif. Judge Rejects $57M Deal On Former Navy Site's Cleanup

    A California federal judge refused to approve a $57 million settlement the U.S. government proposed to resolve whistleblower claims alleging Tetra Tech EC Inc. defrauded the Navy on radiation cleanup work at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.

  • November 10, 2025

    Justices Won't Review Iraq's Immunity In $120M Contract Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an overturned $120 million judgment that a Pennsylvania defense contractor secured against Iraq for the country's failure to pay for salvaging military equipment after the fall of Saddam Hussein's government.

  • November 10, 2025

    High Court Won't Wade Into Jurisdiction Question In Fee Spat

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opted against taking up a dispute over an $829,000 award in favor of a satellite technology company that tested how far federal court jurisdiction extends to state law causes of action.

  • November 07, 2025

    Hegseth Unveils 'Wartime' Defense Acquisition Changes

    U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unleashed a cascade of changes on Friday to how the U.S. Department of Defense will pursue defense acquisitions going forward, saying the objective is to transform the entire system to operate on a "wartime footing." 

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