Aerojet Rocketdyne Opens Industry's First SCEPS Manufacturing Facility for Next Generation Torpedo Propulsion

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 – Aerojet Rocketdyne has officially opened its Center of Excellence for Undersea Propulsion to support the U.S. Navy's next generation torpedoes. The first of its kind in the nation for industry, the facility will be used to produce the innovative undersea propulsion known as Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System (SCEPS) and the entire torpedo afterbody.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Demonstrates Integrated System Test Bed for Advanced Defense Propulsion

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 – Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully demonstrated an Integrated System Test Bed (ISTB) that was designed and fabricated to test advanced liquid rocket engine thrusters and system components. The demonstration was independently funded by the company and conducted at the Air Force Research Laboratory test facilities at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers THAAD's 800th Boost Motor and Divert and Attitude Control System

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 800th Solid Rocket Boost Motor and the 800th Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, one of the nation’s primary defenses against short, medium and intermediate-range missiles.

New Aerojet Rocketdyne Facility Consolidates Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing to Increase Efficiency and Capacity

CAMDEN, Ark., Aug. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Camden, Arkansas, site has opened a new facility to integrate solid rocket motor manufacturing activities, improving operational efficiency, increasing production capacity, reducing costs, and providing for even safer operations.

Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee to Deliver Additional M67 Hand Grenade Body Assemblies

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn., Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a major 2021 milestone of delivering its eight millionth M67 hand grenade body assembly, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s specialty metal provider, Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee (AOT), has been awarded a five-year contract by Day & Zimmermann (D&Z) to deliver additional assemblies for the U.S. Army.