{"id":2197,"date":"2026-01-06T17:32:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/pentagon-awards-karman-unit-5m-contract-to-expand-rocket-motor-nozzle-production\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:32:04","slug":"pentagon-awards-karman-unit-5m-contract-to-expand-rocket-motor-nozzle-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/pentagon-awards-karman-unit-5m-contract-to-expand-rocket-motor-nozzle-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Awards Karman Unit $5M Contract to Expand Rocket Motor Nozzle Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1767679205660_639032760115041405.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"387\" alt=\"Pentagon Awards Karman Unit $5M Contract to Expand Rocket Motor Nozzle Production\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1767679205660_639032760115041405.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1767679205660_639032760115041405.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"387\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karman Space &amp; Defense<\/strong>, a leader in the rapid design, development and production of critical, next-generation system solutions for launch vehicle, satellite, spacecraft, missile defense, hypersonic and UAS customers, announced its Systima facility in Mukilteo, WA received $5.0 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding from the U.S. Department of War on October 20, 2025 to expand the Company\u2019s capacity to produce solid rocket motor (\u201cSRM\u201d) nozzles.<\/p>\n<p>This award supports the Department of War\u2019s objectives to expand the munitions industrial base, bolster supply chain resiliency, and increase domestic production in strategic priority areas. This award will accelerate missile production by increasing capacity across key nodes of the SRM component supply chain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Karman Space &amp; Defense Showcases Space Capabilities with Propulsion Systems and Payload Deployment<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Karman has designed, produced and delivered SRM nozzles in support of key missile programs for several decades. The Company will augment internal investments with the awarded funds to create an additional, dedicated SRM nozzle production line for a major production program, as well as an optimized production cell for specific, complex nozzles.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur team is proud to expand our decades-long support for missile programs that are critical to defending our nation,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>said <strong>Stephanie Sawhill<\/strong>, Karman\u2019s chief growth officer. \u201cThese funds will help us increase our output to address the expanding demand for our solutions. This effort builds on our long-standing legacy of delivering trusted solutions in support of our warfighters, our closest allies and national security.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karman Space &amp; Defense, a leader in the rapid design, development and production of critical, next-generation system solutions for launch vehicle, satellite, spacecraft, missile defense, hypersonic and UAS customers, announced its Systima facility in Mukilteo, WA received $5.0 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding from the U.S. Department of War on October 20, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[41,25,49,20],"class_list":["post-2197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-defense","tag-launch","tag-propulsion-systems","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}