Thales Australia have this week conducted a safe test firing of a sovereign rocket motor.  The testing of locally designed and manufactured Jones rocket motors “continues the expansion of Australia’s sovereign defence industrial and manufacturing capabilities” by evaluating local rocket motor nozzle design and materials.

 

The Mulwala manufactured Jones rocket motor was co-designed with Southern Launch, an Australian SME that provides launch services, bespoke rocket subsystems and operates the Koonibba Test Range, Australia’s first licenced launch site for overland suborbital rocket testing.

Dion Habner, Managing Director of Australia Munitions said the rocket motor firing was a core risk mitigation step in a joint program with Southern Launch to expand Australia’s sovereign guided weapons manufacturing capability...MORE

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