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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Private equity deal shows just how far America's legacy rocket industry has fallen

The RS-25 engine, by far the largest in L3Harris' portfolio and a former Rocketdyne product, is not part of the sale. The RS-25 was initially known as the Space Shuttle Main Engine and was designed for reusability. The expendable heavy-lift SLS rocket uses four of the engines, and NASA is burning through the 16 leftover shuttle-era RS-25 engines on the first four SLS flights for the agency's Artemis Moon program.
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fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

How an ex-L3 Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia | TechCrunch

Williams, a 39-year-old Australian citizen who was known inside the company as "Doogie," admitted to prosecutors that he stole and sold eight exploits, or " zero-days," which are security flaws in software that are unknown to its maker and are extremely valuable to hack into a target's devices. Williams said some of those exploits, which he stole from his own company Trenchant, were worth $35 million, but he only received $1.3 million in cryptocurrency from the Russian broker.
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fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Former L3Harris Trenchant boss pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker | TechCrunch

Former L3Harris Trenchant GM Peter Williams pleaded guilty to stealing and selling U.S. cyber-exploit tools to a Russian broker for cryptocurrency payments.
Information security
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Former L3Harris cyber director charged with selling secrets

A former L3Harris Trenchant manager, Peter Williams, is charged with stealing seven trade secrets and selling them to a Russian buyer for $1.3 million.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

U.S. government accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing trade secrets | TechCrunch

A former L3Harris Trenchant general manager is accused of stealing and selling eight trade secrets to a Russian buyer for $1.3 million.
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fromBusiness Insider
8 months ago

We got an up-close look at the new Skyraider II light attack plane that maker L3Harris says can land almost anywhere

L3Harris' Sky Warden is a versatile, cost-effective light attack aircraft capable of landing in diverse environments, ideal for special operations.
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fromIntelligencer
8 months ago

Trump Desperately Wants New Air Force One, Gets Used Plane Instead

Trump is frustrated with delays from Boeing and is resorting to use a retrofitted Qatari jet as temporary Air Force One.
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