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Aerospace & Defense Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the aerospace, defense, and homeland security industries. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and enforcement, plus policy developments, export controls, and significant defense contract awards.
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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense
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April 10, 2026
Drone Co. Aevex Eyes $312M IPO Amid Defense Tech Surge
Drone-maker Aevex Corp. on Thursday announced plans for an estimated $312 million initial public offering steered by a Kirkland & Ellis LLP team as well as Latham & Watkins LLP advising the underwriters.
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April 10, 2026
Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher Steer Hot Deals
A lot can happen in the world of mergers and acquisitions and equity fundraising over the course of a couple of weeks, and it's difficult to keep up with all the deals. Law360 recaps the ones you may have missed, including transactions helmed by Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
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April 10, 2026
BAE Says Manager's DEI Concerns Aren't Why He Was Fired
BAE Systems urged a Maryland federal court Friday to toss a former manager's claims that he was fired for critiquing its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, arguing it was instead because he was "rude, dismissive and disrespectful, particularly toward women."
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April 10, 2026
Chinese Scholar Gets Time Served For Smuggling E. Coli DNA
A Chinese postdoctoral research associate at Indiana University was sentenced to time served on Wednesday by an Indiana federal judge, spending more than four months in custody on smuggling charges for shipping an E. coli sample from China into the U.S. and lying about it when questioned by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
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April 10, 2026
Trade Court Mulls Economic Basis For Trump's Global Tariffs
U.S. Court of International Trade judges heard oral arguments Friday on President Donald Trump's order imposing temporary global tariffs under the Trade Act, pressing attorneys for both sides on whether the White House can invoke the economic conditions specified by the law.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Aviation Administration
- NASA
- National Security Agency
- Transportation Security Administration
- International defense and security regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- False Claims Act
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
- Changes in military procedure
- Defense appropriations bills
- Defense and aerospace lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Government contract debarments
- Defense contractor fraud actions
- Export control actions
- LITIGATION
- Bid protests and contract disputes
- Breach of contract suits
- Lawsuits over national security issues, including government surveillance, terrorist attacks, and environmental and energy security
- Whistleblower and anti-corruption compliance suits
- International trade disputes
- Intellectual property suits
- Labor and employment disputes
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Major defense contract awards and solicitations
- PROFILES
- Lateral hires in aerospace and defense practices
- Personnel changes and appointments at the Defense and Homeland Security departments
- Profiles of aerospace and defense practices
Readership
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the aerospace and defense industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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