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Budget

As New Entrants Vie To Build Rocket Motors, SASC Wants DoD To Help

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 10th, 2024

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As New Entrants Vie To Build Rocket Motors, SASC Wants DoD To Help

Solid rocket motor being fired at Ursa Major's facilities in Colorado. Photo: Ursa Major

The Defense Department the past few years has helped strengthen the position of legacy solid rocket motor suppliers through increased funding but insufficient capacity remains and as new suppliers enter this market the Pentagon must outline its long-term demand and funding plans for SRMs and help these startup companies get through qualification and into production, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is proposing in the fiscal year 2025 defense policy bill. Aerojet Rocketdyne, a business of L3Harris Technologies [LHX], and…

Congress

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Army

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