Ursa Major has secured a $10 million contract from the U.S. Navy to advance its MK 104 solid rocket motor design through critical design review and static fire testing. The agreement aims to build a faster and more resilient supply base for solid rocket motors, addressing production bottlenecks in missile manufacturing.

Jason Meredith, president of Solid Missile Systems at Ursa Major, stated that the MK 104 solution is designed to optimize manufacturing and scale production to deliver capability to sailors. He emphasized that solid rocket motor production has become a bottleneck in missile manufacturing and that Ursa Major is positioned to be a key partner for equipping warfighters.

To fulfill this contract, Ursa Major will employ its Lynx manufacturing approach, an adaptable solid rocket motor production method currently operating at a rate of hundreds of motors per year. This contract expands the company's existing partnership with the U.S. Navy, which previously included a $25M joint investment in solid rocket motor prototyping.

Contract Details

Ursa Major is an aerospace and defense company headquartered in Berthoud, Colorado, with additive manufacturing operations in Youngstown, Ohio. The company focuses on hypersonics, solid rocket motors, and space mobility, leveraging advanced production techniques to build systems for land, air, sea, and space domains.