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

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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