The project will use X-Bow’s patented advanced-manufactured solid-propellant processes for rocket motors, establishing an alternative supply source to strengthen the industrial base. “This investment will introduce next-generation manufacturing for critical defense systems,” said Jason Hundley, CEO of X-Bow Systems. “Our Luling, Texas campus, using these advanced methods, will have the capability to produce thousands of SRMs, including GMLRS.”
OSC is supporting the Army through a cost-matching structure that combines government and private sector funding. The initiative directly supports the Army’s goal of securing a robust and reliable supply of critical munitions.
The Advanced Manufacturing Pathfinder is being coordinated by OSC on behalf of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. It also supports the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, and the Army’s Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space.
X-Bow will partner with Kord Technologies, a subsidiary of KBR, to provide systems engineering and technical support. The project will conclude with a static fire demonstration of the GMLRS propulsion prototype, enabling the development of a new non-traditional supplier for the Department of Defense.
