X-Bow Systems Successful Bolt™ Rocket Launch Unleashes its 34" Advanced Manufactured Solid Rocket Motor, Proving both Scalability and Manufacturability
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X-Bow Systems Successful Bolt™ Rocket Launch Unleashes its 34" Advanced Manufactured Solid Rocket Motor, Proving both Scalability and Manufacturability
X-Bow announces the successful third flight of its Bolt Rocket. The XB-32 motor, part of X-Bow's Bolt rocket family, is the largest Advanced Manufactured Solid Propellant (AMSP) motor ever flown, utilizing the company's patented advanced manufacturing technology.
Products & Services
WE FLY...Launch Services and Critical National Security Payloads
X-Bow Systems
X-Bow Systems provides agile and responsive sub-orbital launch services and testing payloads specifically tailored for national security customers. Leveraging our disruptive, in-house Advanced Manufactured Solid Propellant (AMSP) technology, and BOLT™ family of modular boost rockets, we deliver customizable motors and vehicles for diverse mission profiles. Our end-to-end integrated launch capabilities ensure rapid mission planning and flight timelines, with responsive payload integration and on-site launches powered by X-Bow's own high-performance solid rocket motors. This allows for flexible configurations and efficient testing of critical technologies in a sub-orbital environment.
WE MAKE… Advanced Manufactured Solid Rocket Propellant
X-Bow Systems
X-Bow Systems employs a patented Advanced Manufactured Solid Rocket Propellant (AMSP) approach that revolutionizes solid rocket motor development. This method enables rapid, on-demand production, compressing the design and build cycle from months or years to mere days. This agility is ideal for cost-effective rapid prototyping and low-cost, one-off demonstrations. Furthermore, our continuous in-line mixing process enhances safety. AMSP also allows for the creation of unique propellant grains with flexible geometries, unlocking motor optimizations and tailorable performance not achievable through traditional manufacturing. This results in uniquely optimized motors designed precisely for specific needs.
WE REVITALIZE...Energetic Manufacturing Facilities
X-Bow Systems
X-Bow brings proven energetics facility modernization expertise, as demonstrated by our selection by the US Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head for $67M in contracts to revitalize energetics facilities. Building on our 2024 GWEO RFI submission to the Australian Defence Force, we offer advanced technical capabilities, robust project management, and a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks - positioning us as a trusted partner for modernizing energetics and solid rocket motor manufacturing infrastructure.
WE BUILD...Modular Solid Rocket Motors customized to the mission.
X-Bow Systems
X-Bow Systems delivers mission-specific Solid Rocket Motors in a range of sizes, offering customizable propellants, motors, and vehicles with flexible configurations tailored precisely to mission requirements. Our approach prioritizes cost-effectiveness through low overhead and maintenance, enabling continuous upgrades and innovation while maintaining affordability. We achieve efficiency with rapid and responsive motor design, prototyping, testing, and production, ensuring short lead times and accelerated design cycles to meet critical timelines.
Description
Sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and with further support from Redwire, New Mexico Tech, DARPA, and Air Force Research Labs, this mission represents a new era of options for both commercial and defense contractors in SRM manufacturing. X-Bow's innovative 'digital-twin' technology and modular SRM production allow customers to tailor SRM performance to specific mission needs, providing unmatched flexibility compared to traditional single-point designs. This capability positions X-Bow as a leader in an industry where capacity and development constraints often limit new entrants.
