Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Innovative Solid Rocket Motor Technology Supports the U.S. Army’s LC-TERM Program
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully tested an advanced solid rocket motor as part of the U.S. Army's Low Cost Tactical Extended Range Missile (LC-TERM) Technology Program.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully tested an advanced solid rocket motor as part of the U.S. Army's Low Cost Tactical Extended Range Missile (LC-TERM) Technology Program. This test, conducted in Camden, Arkansas, showcased lower weight components and higher performance propulsion technologies to extend the range of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The motor met all test requirements, demonstrating the company’s capability to enhance warfighter effectiveness. The LC-TERM program aims to mature tactical missile technologies for the Long Range Precision Fires missile portfolio.
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- Successful static test of advanced solid rocket motor, enhancing MLRS capabilities.
- Demonstrated lower weight and higher performance propulsion technologies.
- Successful alignment with U.S. Army's tactical missile development goals.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully tested an advanced solid rocket motor as part of the U.S. Army Low Cost Tactical Extended Range Missile (LC-TERM) Technology Program. Capabilities demonstrated under the LC-TERM program have applicability to the U.S. Army’s Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) family of munitions.
“This successful test demonstrates Aerojet Rocketdyne’s advanced propulsion capabilities that continue to position our warfighters with a superior technical advantage,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.
The static test, completed at the company’s Camden, Arkansas site, demonstrated lower weight components and higher performance tactical propulsion technologies that can provide MLRS with extended-range capability. The solid rocket motor met all test requirements and performed as expected through the duration of the test.
The LC-TERM Technology Program strives to mature tactical missile technologies and transition them to the Long Range Precision Fires missile portfolio.
Aerojet Rocketdyne is a leader in advanced tactical, strategic and missile defense solid rocket motor propulsion technology. The company is making innovative propulsion systems more affordable through investments that include its Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville, Alabama and its Engineering, Manufacturing and Development facility in Camden, Arkansas.
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.
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Eileen Lainez, Aerojet Rocketdyne, 571-239-7839
eileen.lainez@rocket.com
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