Solid rocket motors
The motors that propel missiles, a bottleneck Anduril is trying to break.
What does it actually do?
Almost every U.S. missile needs a solid rocket motor, and for years only two major suppliers made them. Anduril entered the business by buying Adranos in 2023 and now pitches itself as the third U.S. supplier, with government Defense Production Act funding to expand capacity.
Technical detail
- Company claims production of 6,000+ solid rocket motors per year.
- Work includes Navy hypersonic motors, Standard Missile-6 demonstrations, GLSDB motors for Saab and air-to-air motors with Raytheon.
- September 2026 partnership: Voyager Technologies to supply over $60M of rocket motor and divert hardware to Anduril.
Status
In productionContract awarded
In production; expanded with Defense Production Act Title III funding (2025, 2026).
Known users
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Army
- Saab
- Raytheon
Milestones
- Strategic partnership with Voyager Technologies on weapons and propulsion. Source
- Additional $43.7M in Defense Production Act Title III funding. Source
- Anduril positions itself as the third U.S. supplier of solid rocket motors. Source
- Saab chooses Anduril motors for the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb. Source
- Hypersonic solid rocket motor test-fired for the U.S. Navy. Source
- Defense Production Act investment to expand the SRM industrial base. Source
- Anduril acquires solid rocket motor maker Adranos. Source