Firm Announces Rocket Engine Test Success

Northrop Grumman (NG) has successfully test-fired a new rocket motor it is in the process of developing for the U.S. Navy.

As per a recent press statement the defence contractor recently ran a static test of a new 21-inch solid fuel rocket motor that will help the U.S. Navy achieve extended-range and hypersonic capabilities for a variety of platforms including air and surface warfare assets and ballistic missile defence systems.

The second-stage motor's successful test-firing took place at NG's facility in Elkton, Maryland, towards the end of last year.

Senior director of propulsion systems and control at NG Gordon LoPresti commented: "Northrop Grumman’s newest solid rocket motor demonstrates our continued leadership in rapid, next-generation capability development.

"The SRM test fires were successfully accomplished in less than a year, from design to demonstration, and give us a unique, affordable, versatile extended-range capability to help the U.S. Navy deter and defeat air, surface and land threats.”

• You can read more details on the NG website