Report Rollout: Solid Rocket Motors for Missile Defense

The CSIS Missile Defense Project is pleased to roll out our new report, Solid Rocket Motors for Missile Defense: Challenges and Opportunities for Expanding the Industrial Base.  

The reliance on missiles as weapons of choice, aggravated by the expenditure of key munitions in Operation Epic Fury, has created an urgent need to accelerate and scale the production of both offensive and defensive missiles. Using the industrial base for solid rocket motors (SRMs) and their subcomponents as a case study, the report identifies the key challenges and opportunities for scaling air and missile defense (AMD) interceptor supply chains. 

The report's authors, Wes Rumbaugh, fellow with the CSIS Missile Defense Project, and Dr. Tom Karako, director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project, will highlight these considerations in discussion with Dr. Christine Michienzi, non-resident senior associate with the CSIS Missile Defense Project.  

This report was supported by RTX, X-Bow, Ursa Major, and by general support to CSIS.