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Saab Taps Anduril To Supply Rocket Motors For Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, June 20th, 2025

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Saab Taps Anduril To Supply Rocket Motors For Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb

Artist rendering of Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb. Image: Saab

Anduril Industries last Friday said it has been selected by Saab, Inc. to design, develop, qualify, and produce solid rocket motors for the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB). Saab Inc. is a U.S.-based subsidiary of Sweden’s Saab AB. The GLSDB was developed with Boeing [BA], which developed the air-launched SDB. Work on the new SRM is underway and is expected to enter full-rate production in 2026, Anduril said. “Anduril is delivering a modern, high-performance replacement motor which will meet the…

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