Aerojet Rocketdyne Selected to Power Nation’s Next Generation Strategic Deterrent
September 08 2020 - 5:21PM
Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop a large solid rocket motor and the
post-boost propulsion system for the Ground Based Strategic
Deterrent (GBSD) program as a key member of Northrop Grumman’s
nationwide GBSD team. Northrop Grumman was selected by the Air
Force as the prime contractor for GBSD’s Engineering and
Manufacturing Development phase.
Aerojet Rocketdyne will leverage its decades of experience and
broad range of capabilities to provide propulsion for the nation’s
modernized nuclear deterrent.
“Aerojet Rocketdyne has a proud legacy of powering our nation’s
strategic deterrent, and we look forward to building upon that
legacy as part of Northrop Grumman’s nationwide GBSD team,” said
Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president. “Our
investments in state-of-the-art facilities and innovative
technologies enable us to deliver advanced propulsion systems with
improved performance at lower costs.”
The company’s propulsion has powered every U.S. Air Force
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) fielded. Aerojet
Rocketdyne has invested significantly in advanced manufacturing
capability and new facilities to provide cutting-edge and
affordable propulsion solutions for critical next generation
national security programs like GBSD.
One example of how Aerojet Rocketdyne has improved on decades of
solid rocket motor propulsion is the company’s recent announcement
of a successful demonstration of an advanced large solid rocket
motor, whose design incorporates numerous advanced technologies and
materials.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s new Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF)
in Huntsville, Alabama, and new Engineering, Manufacturing and
Development (EMD) facility in Camden, Arkansas, were designed to
provide more affordable large solid rocket motors for GBSD using
modern and efficient manufacturing methods. The company has also
made important investments in precision liquid rocket propulsion
technology, including for GBSD’s post-boost propulsion system at
its facility in Canoga Park, California. Additionally, Aerojet
Rocketdyne is responsible for testing of post-boost system
components for GBSD.
The 136,000-square-foot AMF will produce advanced propulsion
products such as solid rocket motor cases for GBSD, as well as
other hardware for key U.S. defense and space programs. The 17,000
square-foot large solid rocket motor EMD facility is the latest in
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s ongoing expansion in Arkansas, where the
company has long had a presence and currently produces more than
75,000 solid rocket motors per year.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s role on Northrop Grumman’s nationwide GBSD
team builds on prior work supporting Northrop Grumman on strategic
programs. In particular, Aerojet Rocketdyne has supported Northrop
Grumman as the prime contractor responsible for sustaining
Minuteman III. As the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the
post-boost propulsion system, Aerojet Rocketdyne completed a
service life extension in 2014 and continues to provide sustaining
engineering support for that system to the U.S. Air Force
today.
About Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne, a
subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), is a
world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides
propulsion systems and energetics to the space, missile defense and
strategic systems, and tactical systems areas, in support of
domestic and international customers. For more information, visit
www.Rocket.com and www.AerojetRocketdyne.com. Follow Aerojet
Rocketdyne and CEO Eileen Drake on Twitter at @AerojetRdyne and
@DrakeEileen.
Media Contacts:Eileen Lainez, Aerojet
Rocketdyne, 571-239-7839Eileen.Lainez@Rocket.com
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