Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company, announced today a contract award from Orbital Sciences for full-rate production of the Aerojet MARC R282 ramjet engine as part of the U.S. Navy's "Coyote" Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) missile program.
A ramjet is a propulsion system that operates at higher speeds than conventional turbine engines. Aerojet's ramjet engine powers the Coyote missile during the extended high-speed cruise phase of flight at up to three times the speed of sound.
Aerojet developed the world's first variable flow ducted rocket (VFDR) ramjet for SSST, and is the only company that is producing high speed ramjet missile propulsion for U.S. military needs.
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