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Navy/USMC

Efforts To Preserve Rocket Motor Industry Insufficient, Admiral Says

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

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Efforts To Preserve Rocket Motor Industry Insufficient, Admiral Says

The SSBN(X) will replace Ohio-class ballistic subs. Photo: U.S. Navy

The Pentagon and military services are not adequately moving to shore up the strength of the industrial base that supplies solid rocket motors critical to the maintaining the country’s future nuclear capabilities, a top admiral said Wednesday. Vice Adm. Terry Benedict, the Navy’s director for strategic systems programs, said his service has been shouldering the burden of keeping the industrial base stable through contracts for about 12 solid rocket motors annually. Purchases by the Air Force and NASA have significantly…

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