Under the whistleblower provisions of the US False Claims Act, the rocket engine manufacturer has agreed to pay a sum of $9 million to “resolve allegations of cyber security violations”.
Former Aerojet employee Brian Markus filed the 2015 lawsuit, and the US District Court in California approved the settlement in July this year, seven years after the case had been initiated.
According to the DOJ, Markus and Aerojet reached the settlement in April, which has resulted in Markus receiving US$2.61 million as his share.
The Pentagon, NASA and other federal agencies, have relied on Aerojet Rocketdyne for the provision of propulsion and power systems for launch vehicles, missiles, satellites and other space vehicles.