Northrop Grumman will produce illuminating flares for General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems that will be used for the U.S. Army’s Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions’ (TAGM) unguided Hydra-70 Rocket program. The flares will provide greater tactical battlefield illumination
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Navy’s Hypersonic Strike System
This outcome today is due to our shared effort and determination to see this test on the CPS program succeed - Steve Layne, Program Director of Conventional Strike Programs at Lockheed Martin.
DENVER
and PROMONTORY, Utah, May 27, 2021 –The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) team successfully conducted a significant live fire hypersonic strike system test in support of the U.S. Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) and U.S. Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) programs.
In this live fire ground test of the first stage solid rocket motor, the motor fired for the full trial duration and met performance parameters and objectives within anticipated ranges.
47,853 kg (
147-cm (
44,087 kg (
The business end of the GEM-63XL. Source: NASA
Northrop Grumman Vice President of Propulsion Systems Charlie Precourt has told NASA, The GEM-63XL increases thrust and performance by 15 - 20 percent compared to a standard GEM 63.
The purpose of the January 21, 2020 test was to validate the performance of the new motor s internal insulation, the grain of its solid propellant, and its ballistics, in a hot-conditioned environment. A previous test of the motor conducted on
August 13, 2020, was for a cold-conditioned environment. At today s test, the rocket motor fired for approximately
90 seconds and produced nearly
203,600 kg (
449,000 pounds) of thrust.