US manufacturers ramp solid rocket motor production amid surging munitions demand

First live-fire test of an AIM-120 missile released from operational F-35

Source: US Air Force

After years of decline left the US aerospace industry with just a single independent producer of rocket motor engines to power critical missiles, a global surge in munitions purchases has spurred major defence manufacturers to develop new production capacity.

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