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RTX, Northrop Detail Successful Rocket Motor Tests For Stinger Replacement Offering

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

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RTX, Northrop Detail Successful Rocket Motor Tests For Stinger Replacement Offering

Ballistic demo of the Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) solid rocket motor for Raytheon's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor offering. Photo: RTX.

RTX’s Raytheon [RTX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Thursday they’ve completed four successful tests of the rocket motor used for its Stinger missile replacement offering, to include a ballistic flight demonstration. Raytheon said additional tests of the Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) solid rocket motors are planned in the coming months as it works toward a full flight test of its Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) solution. “We will have an additional ballistic flight demonstration, followed by controlled and guided…

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