Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Demonstrates Integrated System Test Bed for Advanced Defense Propulsion
August 11 2022 - 1:00PM
Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully demonstrated an Integrated System
Test Bed (ISTB) that was designed and fabricated to test advanced
liquid rocket engine thrusters and system components. The
demonstration was independently funded by the company and conducted
at the Air Force Research Laboratory test facilities at Edwards Air
Force Base, California.
“Aerojet Rocketdyne continues to innovate our design,
development and testing capabilities for next generation defense
systems and components,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne
CEO and president. “With applicability to a variety of future
programs, the ISTB provides us the capability to quickly and
efficiently test individual components as well as complete
systems.”
The ISTB can be used to test a multitude of components used on
strategic systems, missile defense and space launch programs. The
ISTB test demonstrated a multi-thruster configuration that is
relevant to several ongoing development efforts.
The ISTB met all requirements and performed as expected through
the duration of the demonstration.
The demonstration also validated the ISTB’s ability to support
rapid testing of important advancements in liquid propulsion system
technologies and component manufacturing. The advancements
demonstrated include:
- Improved Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) precision
drilling
- New approach for fabrication of thruster chambers
- Improved engine calibration methodology
- System integration optimization
The demonstration completes a multi-year, multi-million dollar
effort by Aerojet Rocketdyne to design and fabricate an ISTB for
multi-program use. Conducting system and component testing in the
ISTB lowers overall technical risk and makes components more
readily available for use in future liquid propulsion system
applications.
About Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet
Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE:AJRD), is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader
that provides propulsion systems and energetics to the space,
missile defense and strategic systems, and tactical systems areas,
in support of domestic and international customers. For more
information, visit www.Rocket.com and www.AerojetRocketdyne.com.
Follow Aerojet Rocketdyne and CEO Eileen Drake on Twitter at
@AerojetRdyne and @DrakeEileen.
Media Contacts:Jessica Carlton,
Aerojet Rocketdyne, 256-690-9626jessica.carlton@rocket.comEileen
Lainez, Aerojet Rocketdyne,
571-239-7839eileen.lainez@rocket.com
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