# US Army and X-Bow announce $13.9M joint investment in a new GMLRS rocket motor

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Date: 19 Aug 2025
About: [X-Bow Systems](https://technooptimist.io/companies/x-bow-systems.md) · [Luling solid rocket motor plant](https://technooptimist.io/manufacturing/luling-srm-plant.md)
Original source: https://www.army-technology.com/news/us-army-x-bow-gmlrs-rocket/

The Army and X-Bow will split the cost of designing, prototyping and testing a solid rocket motor for the standard-range GMLRS guided rocket, made with X-Bow's machine-made propellant. The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital backs the project to create a second supply chain for these motors.

## Key facts

- $13.9M, cost-matched between government and X-Bow.
- KBR's Kord Technologies provides systems engineering.
- X-Bow says the Luling campus will be able to make thousands of motors, including GMLRS.

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