A static test fire of an additively manufactured pressure vessel for a solid rocket motor. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)
PROMONTORY, Utah – Dec. 1, 2025 – (PHOTO RELEASE) In less than six months, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Titomic Limited designed and tested cold sprayed, additively manufactured metal components for solid rocket motors. With this collaboration, and other industry-leading initiatives such as the Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology (SMART) Demo, Northrop Grumman is demonstrating and qualifying new processes, technologies and materials to rapidly advance solid rocket motor innovations for current and future production programs. Northrop Grumman has invested over $1 billion in the past seven years to significantly increase production capacity for solid rocket motors and deliver with speed and at scale. To date, the company has delivered 1.3 million motors.
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