Overview
- Northrop Grumman said it received a $94.3 million U.S. Navy contract to design and qualify a 21-inch second-stage solid rocket motor.
- The company reports the award follows the Navy informing Northrop last year that its design beat a competing bid from Anduril Industries.
- An initial low-rate production run of 60 motors is planned at Northrop’s Propulsion Innovation Center in Elkton, Maryland.
- Northrop previously showcased progress with a static fire test of a second-stage motor conducted on November 21, 2024, in Elkton.
- Defense Daily’s report also listed separate official DoD awards for General Dynamics IT, the Virginia Pilot Association, Bell Textron, and Alabama Shipyard.