Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers 600th Boost Motor and Divert and Attitude Control System for THAAD
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully delivered its 600th Boost Motor and 600th Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) for the THAAD weapon system, crucial for U.S. missile defense.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully delivered its 600th Boost Motor and 600th Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) for the THAAD weapon system, crucial for U.S. missile defense. The production of these components was recently transferred to its facilities in Huntsville, Alabama and Camden, Arkansas. The THAAD system boasts a 100% success rate in intercept tests, with 16 successful intercepts to date. This milestone highlights Aerojet Rocketdyne's significant role in national defense initiatives.
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- Achieved milestone of delivering 600th Boost Motor and 600th DACS for THAAD.
- THAAD system has a 100% success rate in intercept tests (16 out of 16).
- Production transferred successfully to new facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, and Camden, Arkansas.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 600th Boost Motor and the 600th Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, one of the nation’s primary defenses against short-, medium-, and intermediate-range missiles.
“I am proud of our team’s vital role on this important program,” said Eileen Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president. “Over the past two years they have successfully transferred production from our Sacramento, California site, supported the Missile Defense Agency’s successful THAAD flight test, and delivered the 600th Boost Motor and 600th Divert and Attitude Control System.”
A land-based element of the Missile Defense Agency’s Missile Defense system, built by prime contractor Lockheed Martin, THAAD shields deployed U.S. and allied forces and critical infrastructure from missile attacks. The system has a
The THAAD solid rocket boost motor is now manufactured at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s rapidly growing facilities in Huntsville, Alabama and Camden, Arkansas. The DACS, a highly-responsive thruster system that keeps THAAD’s kinetic kill vehicle on target during the latter stages of an intercept, is manufactured in the company’s Los Angeles, California facility.
About Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion systems and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, and tactical systems areas, in support of domestic and international customers. For more information, visit www.Rocket.com and www.AerojetRocketdyne.com. Follow Aerojet Rocketdyne and CEO Eileen Drake on Twitter at @AerojetRdyne and @DrakeEileen.
Media Contact:
Eileen Lainez, Aerojet Rocketdyne, 571-239-7839
eileen.lainez@rocket.com
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