• Northrop Grumman won a USD 18.8 million U.S. Army contract to develop solid-fuel ramjet propulsion for XRC missile prototypes.
• Work targets extended-range counter-UAS interceptors for the Army’s M-SHORAD air-defense system, aiming to boost range and engagement energy.
• Program includes ground and flight testing to validate design and production processes, with manufacturing scaled for rapid fielding.
• Development will be performed at Northrop’s Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia.

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