Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] on Monday said it has received a new contract from Lockheed Martin
[LMT] to provide solid rocket motors and Divert and Attitude Control Systems (DACS) for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile interceptor system.
The value of the contract wasn’t disclosed. The contract covers production lots 13 and 14 of THAAD for the Missile Defense Agency and Foreign Military Sales.
Aerojet manufactures the solid rocket motors for THAAD at two locations, its Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville, Ala., and the Solid Rocket Motor Center of Excellence in Camden, Ark. The DACS thruster system, which keeps the kinetic kill vehicle on target as it nears missile intercept, is produced at the company’s facility in Los Angeles.
“For more than two decades, Aerojet Rocketdyne has powered THAAD, a missile defense system that protects our nation, our military service members and our allies,” Eileen Drake, president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, said in a statement.
Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the THAAD system is used to protect forces and critical infrastructure against short, medium and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.