Berthoud, Business
Air Force exercises $10.9 million option with Berthoud's Ursa Major for hypersonic engine
Ursa Major describes Draper as built for hypersonic applications. The award "keeps that work progressing," Jason Meredith, president of the company, said.
The Air Force Research Laboratory has exercised a $10.9 million option on its contract with Berthoud-based Ursa Major to continue development of Draper, a storable liquid rocket engine built for hypersonic applications.
Ursa Major describes Draper as built for hypersonic applications. The award "keeps that work progressing," Jason Meredith, president of the company, said.
The Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator has had successful flights as part of the same contract, according to Ursa Major. The company said its storable, tactical Draper engine has flown with the Air Force Research Lab, and that it has flown its hypersonic systems more than a dozen times.
Ursa Major said its hypersonics portfolio includes the Hadley liquid rocket engine, which powers the DoW's hypersonic test bed. It describes the HAVOC Missile System as its affordable, highly capable hypersonic and long-range precision strike all-up-round.
The company said it delivers hypersonic and long-range munitions, solid rocket motors, and space mobility systems to the United States and its allies.
Ursa Major, founded in 2015, is headquartered in Berthoud, Colorado, and has manufacturing operations in Youngstown, Ohio.