Aerojet Rocketdyne Develops and Successfully Tests New Solid Rocket Motor for Kratos’ Zeus Program
10 Luglio 2023 - 8:39PM
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully developed and static-fire
tested the Zeus 1, an advanced stage 1 Large Solid Rocket
Motor (LSRM) for Kratos. The motor met or exceeded performance
expectations.
“Congratulations to the Aerojet Rocketdyne and Kratos teams for
this outstanding achievement,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet
Rocketdyne CEO and president. “This test validated the robustness
of our innovative motor design for an affordable hypersonic
application, and further demonstrated our large solid rocket motor
capabilities at Camden, where we support multiple industry
customers to power various defense programs.”
The motor was developed by Aerojet Rocketdyne at its facilities
in Huntsville, Alabama, and manufactured and tested in Camden,
Arkansas. The motor’s development was co-funded by Kratos and
Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos Defense & Security
Solutions, said, “The Zeus 1 accomplishment is a
representative example of the force multiplier effect and success
of the Kratos and Aerojet Rocketdyne relationship, which is a true
partnership. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a clear technological leader in
the rapid development and production of cost-effective propulsion
systems like Zeus, and top down, Aerojet Rocketdyne is focused on
the success of the mission.”
Kratos intends to use the Zeus 1 commercial solid rocket
motor to support launch vehicle stages for its research, hypersonic
and ballistic missile target vehicles. The company noted in an
announcement that the Zeus 1 motor performance “provides
substantial improvement” over similar legacy solid rocket motors,
and they expect the advancements to provide Kratos’ customers
opportunities to “fly more often, faster and farther using fewer
stages at a substantially reduced cost.”
The Zeus 1 is the first of two high-performance LSRM’s
developed by Aerojet Rocketdyne under the Kratos Zeus Program.
Aerojet Rocketdyne is now manufacturing the larger Zeus 2
motor, which is slated for testing at its Camden facility later
this year.
This recent qualification test was the latest of many
achievements in the evolution of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s legacy LSRM
capabilities, which have included investments in its exceptional
workforce and modern LSRM facilities.
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, 571-239-7839eileen.lainez@rocket.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9e783ff0-dd2f-4b9a-aefe-e6d28d62137d
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