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1 December 2004 |
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http://www.mysan.de/international/article10302.html |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. (NYSE:GY) company, was selected Monday by Orbital Sciences Corporation of Chandler, Ariz. to build an Attitude Control System (ACS) for the second and third stages of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) booster. The ACS will stabilize the interceptor missile booster during ascent and ensure proper attitude and trajectory control.KEI, an element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, provides land and sea-based capabilities for destroying enemy ballistic missiles during the boost and early ascent phase. Aerojet is also developing a liquid Divert and Attitude Control System for the KEI Kill Vehicle, under contract with KEI Prime Contractor Northrop Grumman and The Raytheon Company. "Aerojet's win continues to solidify the company's position as a key missile defense booster control supplier," said Aerojet President Michael Martin. "Building on existing ACS work, as well as successes in controllable thrust propulsion programs, we have demonstrated to the missile defense community that we are the leader in providing flight-proven, cost-effective assemblies that feature mature technology." Aerojet is under contract to provide Orbital, the propulsion supplier for KEI, with a second stage ACS for a planned booster test flight in 2007. Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the missile and space propulsion, and defense and armaments markets. GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate business segment that includes activities related to the development, sale and leasing of the Company's real estate assets. Additional information about Aerojet and GenCorp can be obtained by visiting the Companies's web sites at http://www.aerojet.com/ and http://www.gencorp.com/ .
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