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Northrop Grumman Develops, Tests New Solid Motor In Less Than A Year

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, December 8th, 2023

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Northrop Grumman Develops, Tests New Solid Motor In Less Than A Year

SMART Demo full-scale static fire test of a new solid rocket motor developed by Northrop Grumman in less than a year. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Responding to customer demands for faster paced innovation and more production capacity, Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday conducted a full-scale static hot fire test of a new solid rocket motor (SRM) designed and developed in less than a year, part of a concurrent effort to develop nine new SRMs in support of new and existing programs. The 26-second motor burn at Northrop Grumman’s facilities in Promontory, Utah, was part of the company’s new Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology (SMART) Demonstrator.…

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