X-Bow installs its production propellant system at Luling, Texas, aiming for 1M lb a year

X-Bow Systems/Luling solid rocket motor plant

X-Bow finished installing its production AMSP system at Luling and began inert trials before making live propellant for existing contracts. The plant starts at about 1 million pounds of propellant a year, with a plan to reach 3 million pounds within 12 to 24 months.

• About $40M of X-Bow capital plus co-investment from the US Air Force and DARPA.
• X-Bow equates 3M lb a year to roughly 3,000–3,800 Standard Missile motors or 30,000–50,000 tactical motors.
• Programs include the Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, Navy Conventional Prompt Strike, and Mk 72 and Mk 104 Standard Missile motors.