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

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Date: Nov 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.d2pmagazine.com/?p=25273

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.

## Key facts

- 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.

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