A UK startup successfully ignited plasma inside a nuclear fusion rocket prototype, marking progress toward advanced propulsion for future deep-space missions.

manufacturing similarities to the MK56 motor. “We look forward to supporting Raytheon in the effort to maintain and extend the service life of the SM-1 assets deployed around the world by our allied ...

The two announcements highlight RTX's parallel work on both air-breathing and solid rocket propulsion technologies through its businesses. RTX made two propulsion announcements on Sept. 24, 2025, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer Stout launches a Standard Missile 2 during a 2019 missile exercise. (Lt. Laura ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, and Avio USA have executed a purchase order for funding of up to $26 million for continued engineering work ...

April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. rocket propulsion start-up Ursa Major said on Monday it had signed a contract with the United States Navy to develop and test solid fuel rocket engines in an effort to develop ...

Raytheon, a unit of RTX Corp. (NYSE:RTX), has expanded its partnership with Avio USA to accelerate development of the Mk 104 dual-thrust rocket motor, a critical component of the company's Standard ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—X-Bow, a New Mexico-based startup that emerged from stealth mode in March 2022, has confirmed it is developing a 3D-printed prototype solid rocket motor (SRM) for the U.S. Navy’s ...

Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a higher-thrust rocket engine, state media said, marking advances in intercontinental ballistic missiles development and potential multi-warhead capabilities.

Engineers and rocket scientists love data. So no surprise the NASA thrust oscillation mitigation team has been gathering reams of data to best understand how to design an integrated vehicle that ...