US Missile Defense Agency Awards Contract for Innovative Kill Vehicle Propulsion Technology
AMPAC-ISP CORP., American Pacific Corporation’s wholly-owned in-space propulsion subsidiary (AMPAC-ISP or ISP), has been awarded a contract to develop a liquid divert and attitude control system (DACS) for the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The work will be performed at AMPAC-ISP’s
Niagara Falls, New York facility, and will apply proven component and subsystem design to develop a modular and scalable DACS. The program will leverage ISP’s design for manufacturing experience to develop a low cost, low risk propulsion system for interceptor kill vehicles.
The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, of approximately $15 million, will culminate in the delivery of a qualification unit and two flight test units in September 2010. AMPAC-ISP is teamed with Moog Inc. Space and Defense Group, East Aurora, New York, who will provide subsystem design and component support.
This contract is one of the largest issued to a Western New York company in 2007 and will be supported by more than one hundred technical professionals at ISP and Moog. “We look forward to supporting the goals of the Missile Defense Agency through the important technology that will be
developed on this program, and are proud to be a contributor to the national Ballistic Missile Defense System,” said Robert Huebner, Vice President, AMPAC-ISP. “Our design-to-cost methodology and advanced technology development experience has produced high performance engines for satellite propulsion, and we will bring this same low cost development approach to the MDA kill vehicle work.”
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