Northrop Grumman on Thursday conducted a static fire test of the latest solid rocket motor designed and developed in 12 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA’s new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems Inc (X-Bow), the leading non-traditional producer of ...

Two American companies are set to increase the production of a critical type of motor used in the Standard Missile program. Raytheon has joined hands with Avio USA to fast-track production of the Mk ...

Aug. 22—Albuquerque-based defense company X-Bow Systems is partnering with the U.S. Army to design, prototype and test an advanced solid rocket motor. The $13.9 million joint investment was announced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah.

X-Bow Systems announced it received an $18 million award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. Its CEO said the company expects other contract announcements soon alongside a big-money fund ...

PROMONTORY, Utah – NASA’s Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 16, at a Utah facility. The two-minute test provided important information for nighttime ...

Hotfire test at Ursa Major’s headquarters.. Photo: Courtesy Ursa Major. U.S. rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major said on Tuesday it was awarded a $12.5 million contract to build out production and ...

A Standard Missile-6 is launched during a Navy test. Credit: U.S. Navy X-Bow Systems on Jan. 12 announced it has completed preliminary design review (PDR) of its new Mk-72 and Mk-104 solid rocket ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems Inc (X-Bow), the leading non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured solid rocket motors (SRMs) and defense technologies announced ...