# Pentagon agrees to invest $1B in a new L3Harris Missile Solutions company planned for IPO

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/pentagon-agrees-to-invest-1b-in-a-new-l3harris-missile-solutions-69be6c9e
Date: 13 Jan 2026
About: [L3Harris Technologies](https://technooptimist.io/companies/l3harris.md) · [Missile Solutions rocket motor expansion](https://technooptimist.io/manufacturing/missile-solutions-srm-expansion.md)
Original source: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2026/01/13/pentagon-signs-on-to-fund-new-l3harris-missile-solutions-company-in-1-billion-investment/

L3Harris will carve its solid rocket motor and missile propulsion work into a Missile Solutions company, with the Department of War investing $1B. The stake is convertible preferred stock that turns into common shares at an IPO planned for the second half of 2026.

## Key facts

- Missile Solutions supports PAC-3, THAAD, Tomahawk and the Standard Missile family.
- L3Harris keeps a controlling stake.
- It builds on the 2023 acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

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