Friday, March 5, 2010

Chandler: Orbital Sciences acquires Gneral Dynamics' Gilbert Assets

General Dynamics selling satellite unit to Orbital

Orbital Sciences Corp. ,
a Virginia-based space-systems maker with major operations in Chandler, said Thursday it has agreed to acquire the Gilbert­ based satellite development and manufacturing business of Gen­eral Dynamics Corp.

The acquisition of General Dynamics Advanced Informa­tion Systems is expected to close within about a month. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The deal includes General Dynamics’135,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing and test
facility in Gilbert, about 10 miles from Orbital’s launch vehicle engineering and manufacturing facilities in Chandler.

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