Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests a New Solid Rocket Motor Developed in Less Than a Year
08 Décembre 2023 - 4:07PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully conducted a
full-scale static test fire of a new solid rocket motor that was
developed in less than a year as part of its Solid Motor Annual
Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo).
Northrop Grumman’s SMART Demo static test successfully
demonstrates several solid rocket motor innovations at the
company’s Promontory, Utah, test area. (Photo Credit: Northrop
Grumman)
The SMART Demo successfully demonstrated several innovative
technologies, alternate manufacturing materials and processes to
reduce lead times by 75 percent, including:
- Several advanced, long-lead tooling products as well as
components of the solid rocket motor’s nozzle structure,
constructed with additive manufacturing techniques
- A new cost-effective solid rocket motor propellant capable of
operating at cold temperatures
- Alternative suppliers and new materials that could supplement
or replace other long-lead materials experiencing challenged supply
chains
Expert:
Wendy Williams, vice president, propulsion systems, Northrop
Grumman: “We are designing and building the world's largest and
most advanced solid rocket motors, and we’re proving we can do so
with shorter lead times, an expanded supply chain and increased
agility for our customers.”
Details on SMART Demo:
SMART Demo shows the effective implementation of new solid
rocket motor technologies, materials, and processes to reduce
development time and costs and improve motor performance. The
efforts include the design, development, build and test of a new
solid rocket motor and associated tooling.
Northrop Grumman plans to execute SMART Demo’s annually as the
company continues to invest and advance in solid rocket motor
development and propulsion. SMART Demo expands and strengthens
Northrop Grumman’s supplier base by streamlining the test and
qualification of new materials, processes and alternate suppliers
who manufacture critical materials that use faster and more
efficient processes.
Northrop Grumman is also developing five new motors concurrently
for the first time. As the company anticipates significantly
expanding and increasing motor production count by 2030, it is
constructing 11 new buildings and modifying 16 more to support new
and existing programs.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense
technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers
with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world,
and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe.
Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest
problems, our employees define possible every day.
Contact: |
Trevor
Clingman |
|
435-295-1419 (mobile) |
|
trevor.clingman@ngc.com |
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/85950a17-27d5-4ad5-8b4b-5d5bbb34da43
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