U.S. Navy Injects $137 Million into Ursa Major Rocket Production

The lion's share of the funding, totaling $91 million, is earmarked for the Compact Air-to-Air Missile program. Ursa Major is developing a 7-inch motor designed for high-performance flight within confined volumes, utilizing a Highly Loaded Grain configuration to maintain low unit costs. The remaining $46 million supports the Naval Modular Missile program, where the company will produce a 10-inch motor compatible with existing shipboard launch systems.

These contracts rely on Ursa Major’s Lynx manufacturing process, an approach intended to transition designs from prototype to high-rate production without the traditional lag time. Jason Meredith, president of Solid Missile Systems at Ursa Major, noted that production capacity remains the primary constraint in current missile programs. By utilizing these advanced manufacturing techniques, the company intends to shorten the development lifecycle for the warfighter.

This agreement follows a series of recent collaborations between the Navy and the company. Earlier this year, Ursa Major completed a $25 million cost-share pathfinder program involving static fire testing at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake. Additionally, the Navy provided $10 million in July to advance the MK 104 design for the Standard Missile family, signaling a deepening reliance on the company’s specialized energetics and additive manufacturing capabilities.