23rd April 2025. Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the Rapid Solutions business of Amentum, an engineering and technology solutions company, for $360 million in cash. Rapid Solutions has proven experience as a multi-domain provider of key technologies, including airborne and space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), advanced communications, and tactical systems to meet the nation’s most critical security challenges. Its portfolio complements Lockheed Martin’s reputation for rapidly advancing capabilities and investment in strengthening the defense industrial base.
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This acquisition of the Rapid Solutions business within Amentum, a respected organization for both its technology and talent, will enhance how we deliver essential capabilities to our customers’ critical missions, said Tahllee Baynard, vice president of Ignite at Lockheed Martin. Together, Rapid Solutions’ Electronically Steered Array and Lockheed Martin’s demonstrated production capability and discipline as a prime integrator will provide the industry with a strong cost and value proposition to foster competition and help us support national security missions.
With the addition of Amentum’s Rapid Solutions team, Lockheed Martin is staying true to its commitment to deliver customers seamless, integrated solutions with an increased sense of urgency. Its focus on driving continuous innovation across the defense industrial base is a priority, as the business looks to support and lead national security initiatives including Golden Dome for America.
Upon closing, the team will become part of the corporation’s Space business area. The transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, will advance Amentum’s strategy as a pure-play provider of technology-enabled solutions and accelerates its debt reduction objectives.
The divestiture of Rapid Solutions sharpens Amentum’s focus on mission critical services and reinforces our position as a global pure-play provider of advanced engineering and technology-enabled solutions, said Adam Harrison, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development.
Rapid Solutions is a manufacturer of products aligned to national security missions. The business, which accounts for approximately 1% of Amentum’s annual Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, manufactures ISR, advanced communications, and tactical systems to meet the nation’s most critical security challenges. Approximately 230 employees will transition to Lockheed Martin upon close of the sale.
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2025 and to generate approximately $325 million in after-tax proceeds. Further information will be provided during Amentum’s Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 earnings conference call on May 7, 2025.
About Amentum
Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have more than 53,000 employees in approximately 80 countries across all 7 continents.
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