Two-Year 4.9 Million U.S. Air Force Contract Awarded to Firehawk
Will Support Hybrid Rocket Engine Development
The U.S. Air Force Test Center has awarded a two-year, firm-fixed, $4.9 million contract to Firehawk to support the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) initiatives to accelerate the development of next-generation hybrid rocket engines.
"Innovative, agile, and cost-effective propulsion is critical to maintaining the technological American advantage in the face of evolving threats."
Michael Stark, Firehawk
The work will include solid and liquid rocket motor components, manufacturing processes, and modeling and simulation tools for strategic and tactical missiles. "Innovative, agile, and cost-effective propulsion is critical to maintaining the technological American advantage in the face of evolving threats," said Michael Stark, president of Firehawk Aerospace. "Our transformative approach to propellant production will bring scalable, adaptable, and high-performance systems to AFRL that will shape the future of defense."
To date, Firehawk has successfully completed 58 hot fire tests for both hybrid and solid rocket motors, as well as one hybrid flight test.
Firehawk transforms how solid rocket motors are developed, produced, and deployed. The shift from multi-week to just-hours-long production cycles, combined with a mobile manufacturing approach, enhances force sustainment by enabling rapid global deployment in contested or remote environments and ensuring a resilient, U.S.-controlled supply of critical energetics.