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Aerojet Rocketdyne Finishes Testing Motor For MDA’s New MRMB Targets

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Finishes Testing Motor For MDA’s New MRMB Targets
A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, during FTM-27 E2 on Aug. 29, 2017 before being successfully intercepted by SM-6 missiles. (Photo: MDA)

Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] on Monday said it completed the qualification static fire test of the solid rocket motor that will power the Missile Defense Agency’s next generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) targets used in missile defense testing. The MRBM range denotes missiles that can travel 1,000-3,000 km, or 621–1,864 miles. The company said the testing was conducted by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Aerojet Rocketdyne personnel at AFRL’s test facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. at the…

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