CANBERRA -- Northrop Grumman Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with Queensland-based rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, to support the development of Australian sovereign space capabilities.
As an initial task under the MoU, Northrop Grumman will join Gilmour Space as an industry partner on a previously announced Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) to develop composite rocket tanks for low cost space transport.
The CRC-P, which includes Griffith University and Etamax Engineering, will manufacture composite tanks up to two meters in diameter and trial them in rocket flights, in an effort to reduce weight and increase reliability.
Northrop Grumman recently sought expressions of interest from a range of Australian and New Zealand industry members, through the Industry Capability Network Gateway Portal, which included small businesses, with the goal to identify and collaborate with industry to develop Australian space capabilities.
Northrop Grumman has a strong customer base in Australia where it has been supporting numerous defense and civil programs for more than 20 years.
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