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Aerojet Rocketdyne Executive Optimistic About Persevering Through Sequestration

Friday, August 9th, 2013

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A key Aerojet Rocketdyne executive is optimistic about his business unit and company not only maintaining through sequestration-related federal budget cuts, but even growing. “We see growth in all areas of the company right now,” Aerojet Rocketdyne Vice President of Missile Defense and Strategic Systems Michael Bright told Defense Daily yesterday. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a division of GenCorp [GY]. “Primarily, it’s back orders that are growing and that’s kind of where we are.” Aerojet Rocketdyne Vice President of Missile Defense…

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Army

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