Draper-Powered Missile Demonstrator Stages First Flight

Steve Trimble March 12, 2026
U.S. Army

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Credit: U.S. Army
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) ground launched a liquid-fueled ballistic missile powered by the Ursa Major Draper rocket engine in January, Ursa Major announced on March 12. The Jan. 27 test integrated the Draper liquid rocket engine into a Teledyne Brown Economical Target (ET)-2 missile...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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