RTX's Raytheon selected by DARPA to advance composable solid rocket motor technology

Effort aims to deliver more flexible, scalable missile propulsion across weapon systems ARLINGTON, Va., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a phase two contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Burn n' Go program to continue the development of a new solid rocket motor (SRM) design.