Aerojet Rocketdyne to Support Northrop’s Ground-Based ICBM Risk Reduction Work

Aerojet Rocketdyne will provide propulsion system support to aid Northrop Grumman‘s technology maturation and risk reduction efforts under the U.S. Air Force‘s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinentinal ballistic missile program.

Sacramento, California-based Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday it will study propulsion options and develop early designs that meet Northrop’s ICBM configurations.

The Air Force awarded a $349.1 million contract to Boeing and a $328.6 million contract to Northrop on Monday for the GBSD program’s three-year technology maturation and risk reduction phase.

The partnership will build on Aerojet Rocketdyne’s support for Northrop in the sustainment of Minuteman III ICBMs that GBSD is slated to replace.