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Friday, June 20, 2014

USN considering alternative propellants for SLBM rocket motors

UGM-133 Trident IIThe US Navy's (USN) strategic systems programme (SSP), which oversees and maintains submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), is facing a potential shortage of solid rocket motors.

"Right now there is a decline in demand for solid rocket motors," Vice Admiral Terry Benedict, director, SSP, said during a Capitol Hill briefing on 13 June.

"Sustainment of the industrial base remains an issue that must be addressed at the national level," he added.

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