Defense Systems
Our propulsion systems deliver precise, long-duration thrust for orienting, positioning and steering missile interceptors and/or space operation payloads, including extremely fast and accurate high thrust levels required for hypersonic applications. Our controllable solid propulsion technology emulates the operational performance found in liquid and cold-gas systems. This capability enables higher precision, improved reliability, faster response, safer operation, and better affordability.
Propulsion Technology
Our next-gen solid propulsion technology meets the stringent requirements for Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, and commercial space systems. Our propulsion products perform under extreme conditions to substantially enhance performance for applications that include: missile defense interceptors and kill vehicles; strategic, tactical and hypersonic missiles, and reentry systems; and civil, commercial and military space launch systems and payloads.
Our user-selectable energy management systems will perform an extensive series of precise maneuvers to get a missile or interceptor to its target – on time, every time.
- Booster attitude control and post-boost control systems for strategic missiles can steer and orient payloads after launch into space with deep throttling for improved mission flexibility.
- Divert and attitude control systems for missile defense interceptors can steer kinetic kill vehicles to their targets with increased operating times over state-of-the art technology.
Our subsystems are the propulsion workhorses that direct energy output to orient, position and steer missiles and payloads.
- Combined duty-cycle thrusters for hypersonic defense and tactical programs can provide rapid-response, high-g-capable, scalable systems.
- Active variable-area nozzle propulsion systems for tactical missiles can provide increased long-range precision propulsion and thrust vectoring using low-cost materials at quantities of scale.
These systems provide stability by counteracting the tendency of a missile to rotate in three dimensions – pitch, roll and yaw.
- Reaction and roll control systems for affordable launch vehicles can adjust trajectory and control rotation for accurate payload orientation, inertial pointing and deployment.
- Payload deployment accuracy is improved through precision operation with a low minimum impulse bit.
Next-Gen vs Conventional:
Solid and Liquid Propulsion
- Conventional Systems: These systems burn propellant continuously, impacting how and when the propulsive energy can be used. This diminishes operation time as compared to other types of propulsion systems of the same size and weight.
- Our Next-Gen Solid Systems: We don’t have these limitations. We regulate energy output with throttling cycles and extinguishment and ignition.
- Conventional Systems: Liquid propulsion systems require special precautions for shipping, handling, and sorting the hypergolic and toxic mono- or bipropellant, driving high user costs.
- Our Next-Gen Solid Systems: Our systems are safe, and do not require these extensive measures, lowering cost throughout the systems life cycle.