# X-Bow's Texas plant certified for full production under the Air Force RE-ARM program

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/x-bow-s-texas-plant-certified-for-full-production-under-the-air-force-a96da9c8
Date: 27 May 2026
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://interestingengineering.com/military/us-x-bow-missile-motor-maker-production

X-Bow received certification for full production at its Texas facility through the Air Force Research Laboratory's RE-ARM program. Both the fixed propellant plant and the container-based Rocket Factory in a Box were certified, moving the site from development to industrial production.

## Key facts

- The certified Gen-0 system at Luling is the fixed plant; RFIB is the portable version.
- X-Bow's stated aim is a few million pounds of solid propellant a year.
- It also holds Navy Standard Missile motor development work and an AFRL manufacturing contract.

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