Marjorie Censer

Marjorie Censer

Marjorie Censer is the editor of Defense News. She was previously editor of Inside Defense. She has also worked as the defense editor at Politico, as well as a staff writer at the Washington Post, the Carroll County Times and the Princeton Packet.

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The L3Harris Technologies Vampire system, a light vehicle-borne missile launcher, is seen on the show floor Oct. 11 at the Association of the U.S. Army annual convention.

L3Harris moves to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne

L3Harris, the country’s sixth largest defense contractor, plans to acquire propulsion expert Aerojet Rocketdyne in a deal valued at $4.7 billion.

19 months ago

Four questions with BAE Systems’ chief executive in the US

Tom Arseneault says the invasion of Ukraine by Russia created both a near-term horizon and a medium-term one for industry.

19 months ago

HII boss sees mission tech business growing faster than shipbuilding

HII’s mission technologies business, expanded through acquisitions, now makes up about 25% of the company's sales.

Seven federal contract opportunities to watch in FY23

Congress has yet to approve the fiscal 2023 defense budget, but industry is already tracking some key future programs.

CACI boosts spending on independent research and development

Following several technology-focused acquisitions, CACI International is directing about $35 million annually to IR&D.

Air Force chief: Military must ‘pick some winners’ among startups

“What we’ve got to do is actually pick some winners,” Gen. CQ Brown said at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

Parsons’ chief executive talks acquisitions, Ukraine and the defense budget

Carey Smith took over as chief executive of Parsons in April 2021. Since then, the contractor has kept up a busy pace of acquisitions, most recently picking up Xator, which specializes in cybersecurity, counter-drone technology, biometrics and more.

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