Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah. The motor is supposed to be used in later Artemis moon missions. A test ...

A Virginia-based company has successfully tested the first of two new solid rocket motors. Called SMASH!22 and BAMM!29 2.0, Northrop Grumman’s motors are designed and manufactured in 2025 under the ...

Anduril Industries achieved a significant milestone last month with two successful live-fire tests of its 21-inch hypersonic rocket motor for the U.S. Navy’s STANDARD Missile Program. This rapid and ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, and Anduril have successfully conducted a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor under a contract ...

Northrop Grumman test-fired a solid rocket motor called SMASH!22 Dec. 4 as part of its SMART Demo development program. Credit: Northrop Grumman WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket ...

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur lifts off Oct. 4, 2024, on the Cert-2 test flight. Credit: ULA WASHINGTON — The loss of a solid rocket motor nozzle on the second flight of United Launch ...

WELD COUNTY, Colo., Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Major broke ground on a new 400-acre solid rocket motor test site in Weld County, Colorado marking a significant expansion in the company's ...

Anduril Industries and Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully completed a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor featuring a Highly Loaded Grain configuration — a major advancement in ...

Anduril and Raytheon have conducted a ground test of an advanced solid rocket motor that could lead to a performance boost for air-to-air weapons. The work involved a static fire test of a rocket ...

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has debuted an advanced large solid rocket motor to power the company’s air-launched, Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target ...