United States, July 10 -- X-Bow Launch Systems, Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being awarded a competitive firm-fixed-price contract. The total value of this contract is $10,981,581. Under this follow-on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Second Phase II contract, the contractor will design, develop, and demonstrate a high-performance solid rocket motor (SRM) as part of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Rapid Response Small Launcher Technology program.The contract will aim to address the critical need to expand the SRM industrial base, which is currently reliant on a duopoly of two primary manufacturers. The work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The performance period is from July 2026 through July 2028.This contract was c...