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Aerojet THAAD Boost Motor Passes Final Qualification Static Test

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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

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Aerojet [GY] said its boost motor passed the final qualification static test firing for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program. The THAAD program is managed by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and by prime contractor and systems integrator Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The motor was tested at Aerojet's Sacramento, Calif., headquarters at the low-end of the operating temperature demonstrating its reliability in extreme cold weather conditions, the company said in an Aug. 26 statement. In a test earlier this…

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