March 21, 2014
Orbital Sciences Corp. on Wednesday agreed to drop a $515 million antitrust suit accusing a joint venture of aerospace giants The Boeing Co. and Lockheed-Martin Corp. of blocking access to certain rocket engines by extending an exclusivity agreement with a Russian engine's only U.S. sales agent.
November 25, 2013
Orbital Sciences Corp. asked a Virginia federal court Friday to deny rocket engine maker RD-Amross LLC's challenge to Orbital's antitrust suit over the purchase of certain rocket engines, saying RDA's assertions it could not sell the engines to Orbital have no basis in fact.
October 22, 2013
A joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corp. and The Boeing Co. that produces rocket engines for the U.S. government asked a Virginia federal court on Tuesday to toss rival Orbital Sciences Corp.'s antitrust case, saying it's using the lawsuit to try to "free-ride" on the venture's success.
June 24, 2013
Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp. hit a joint venture of aerospace giants Boeing and Lockheed-Martin on Thursday with $515 million in anti-competitive claims that it blocked the NASA contractor's access to certain rocket engines by extending its exclusivity agreement with the engine's only manufacturer.