Northrop wins US Army contract for XRC ramjet propulsion

Northrop Grumman has secured an $18.8m contract from the US Army to develop and integrate solid-fuel ramjet propulsion for missile prototypes in the eXtended Range Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft System (XRC) programme. The agreement includes conducting ground and flight tests to validate the XRC ramjet design and production processes. This initiative focuses on advancing propulsion capabilities for the US Army through the integration of specialized ramjet technology into their current missile prototype development framework.