Pentagon Running Out of U.S. Suppliers of Energetic Materials

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2022 conference searched for didn’t find 2023 so not annual I assume, although should be IMHO

https://www.ndia.org/-/media/sites/ndia/meetings-and-events/2022/5/breakthrough-energetics-2022/2022-breakthrough-energetics-program_final.ashx

 

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L3Harris looking to 'aggressively grow' Aerojet Rocketdyne as newest business unit - Breaking Defense

“I really see this as a fantastic opportunity to really rejuvenate [Aerojet] and nurture it to become the company we are confident it will become,” Ross Niebergall, the newly installed head of Aerojet, told Breaking Defense.

breakingdefense.com

Hopefully they’ll be some long range precision strike proposals.

 

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Ukraine war shows America could be outgunned without investing in energetics - Breaking Defense

Energetic materials — critical chemicals that help determine the range, size, and explosive power of missiles and rockets — are in dangerously short supply for American interests, write Nadia Schadlow and Brady Helwig of the Hudson Institute.

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Have actually written for a decade plus about the importance of energetics for national defense other than probably getting on DHS watchlists don’t think I’ve accomplished much

 

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Congress Adds Energetics, Critical Chemical Provisions to Defense Bill

Congress Adds Energetics, Critical Chemical Provisions to Defense Bill

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

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Hmmm. Any guesses?

Lockheed in ‘late-stage’ talks with solid-rocket motor partner

Lockheed declined to offer details on the potential purchase, including the name of the company and the timeline of the deal.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Businesses reposition amid growing demand for solid rocket motors

Companies in the rocket propulsion industry are making their own moves, reshuffling the market with potentially wide-ranging effects.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Ursa Major to 3D print solid rocket motor cases

Ursa Major hopes a 3D printing approach to production could one day help replenish depleted stocks of critical weapons such as Javelins and Stingers.

www.defensenews.com

 

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A star is born.

 

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Teams with NSWC IHD to Maximize Solid Roc

Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX] company, and Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) have signed a multi-year agree

www.asdnews.com

 

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https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/02/eng-aoe-department-defense-smart-energetics.html

 

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https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/northrops-rocket-fuel-factory-is-slow-to-take-off-57aa7a27?st=0a4nr2mg6eq9a51&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

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How the US can reclaim leadership in advanced energetic materials

Opinion: It's time to restore what was once American leadership in the materials that most define the lethality and effectiveness of weapons systems.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Becoming my favorite innovative defense contractor.

Anduril wins solid rocket motor test, development contract for Navy's SM-6 - Breaking Defense

It's a key win for a company still working its way into the solid rocket motor industry.

breakingdefense.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1801751476554879332

View: https://x.com/ursamajortech/status/1801751476554879332

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1801751476554879332

View: https://x.com/ursamajortech/status/1801751476554879332

The old Khrushchev line of missiles being produced like sausages coming true.

I’d build about a million square foot facility