Solid-Rocket Motor Base Likely To Shrink

By Amy Butler abutler@aviationweek.com
FARNBOROUGH

The U.S. Defense Dept. expects the solid-rocket motor industrial base — consisting of Alliant Techsystems, Aerojet and their subcontractors — to reduce its industrial footprint, but will also likely provide a minimum level of funding to sustain the skills of the workforce, says Brett Lambert, head of the Pentagon’s industrial policy office.

In some cases, facilities are operating as low as 10 percent ...

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