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accession: "0001819810-24-000094"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RDW"
cik: "0001819810"
company_name: "Redwire Corp"
filed_at: "2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:24:02.638588+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Redwire to acquire Hera Systems; raises FY2024 revenue guidance to $310M

## Summary
- Acquires Hera Systems, a spacecraft developer for national security missions; expected close in Q3 2024.
- Hera Systems reported $15M revenue for 2023; Redwire financing with balance sheet liquidity.
- FY2024 revenue guidance increased by $10M, from $300M to $310M, reflecting the acquisition.
- Hera's GEO platform complements Redwire's existing VLEO offerings for national security customers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819810-24-000094
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RDW
- cik: 0001819810
- company_name: Redwire Corp
- filed_at: 2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981024000094/0001819810-24-000094-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981024000094/rdw-20240814.htm

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