NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have wrapped up 25 years of rocket engine testing collaboration that supported 44 national space launches. The engine builder’s hydrogen-fueled RS-68 technology helped government customers launch key missions, such as the U.S. Air Force-led Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program, while working with NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, the agency said […] More

NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have wrapped up 25 years of rocket engine testing collaboration that supported 44 national space launches. The engine builder's hydrogen-fueled RS-68 technology helped government customers launch key missions, such as the U.S. Air Force-led Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program, while working with NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. More

Ross Niebergall, the newly appointed president of the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment of L3Harris Technologies, said the parent company expects its acquisition of the propulsion systems maker to help facilitate its entry into the missiles and munitions market, Breaking Defense reported Monday. “Something that we’re very committed to is [that] we view Aerojet Rocketdyne as an […] More

Ross Niebergall, a technology industry executive, has been appointed president of the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment following the acquisition of the propulsion systems maker by L3Harris Technologies. He most recently served as vice president and chief technology officer at L3Harris, where he oversaw the technology and engineering organization and aligned research and development investments with growth […] More

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Aerojet Rocketdyne to power a new precision fires missile the Bethesda, Maryland-based defense contractor is building for the U.S. Army. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday it will develop and deliver to Lockheed an advanced propulsion system for the Long Range Maneuverable Fires weapon. In March, the Army named Lockheed as one of […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Air Force Research Laboratory have conducted a qualification static fire test of a large solid rocket engine the company built for the Missile Defense Agency’s medium-range ballistic missile target. The company said Monday its Coleman Aerospace subsidiary developed the eSR-19, a revamped SR-19 variant, to feature a lighter composite case and performance […] More

An Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary focused on specialty metal will supply the U.S. Army with additional tank ammunition components under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $75 million.  Under the multi-year contract, Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee will deliver more components for the M829A4M 120mm kinetic energy rounds to the service branch for use on its M1 Abrams […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a $67 million contract to procure additional engines and motors for the Orion spacecraft ahead of the space vehicle’s moon missions. The award extends the 2019 Orion Production and Operations Contract and will cover three service module auxiliary engine sets and three jettison motors, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. Work will […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a contract to build more solid rocket engines and control systems for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense program. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday the deal includes manufacturing lots 13 and 14 propulsion hardware to power the Missile Defense Agency’s THAAD interceptors. The weapon system is designed to help U.S. […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has invested in modernizing facilities, equipment and processes to increase the production capacity for motors that will power a U.S. Army surface-to-surface munition system. The rocket engine builder said Thursday it implemented X-ray technology as part of efforts to meet output growth expectations as the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System motor supplier of […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has marked a milestone in its supply of attitude control motors for the Patriot air defense missile system, including the Lockheed Martin-designed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement.  The delivery is the 830,000th ACM Aerojet Rocketdyne provided since it started supporting the program in 2004, the aerospace company said Monday. Upgrades and investments […] More

NASA and its industry partners have completed the initial test of a redesigned rocket engine that would be used on Artemis V and other future missions of the Space Launch System. The agency said Friday it conducted the trial at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, in collaboration with Aerojet Rocketdyne, lead contractor of the RS-25 […] More