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U.S Missile Factory Destroyed In Explosion - Northrop Grumman Says (Photos) (18156 Views)

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WriterNig: 10:41am On Apr 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mymwTOMLVG4



🇺🇸 An April 16 explosion destroyed a building at Northrop Grumman’s Innovation Systems plant in Promontory, Utah, where the company makes solid rocket motors for US government and commercial customers.

There was no immediate report of casualties, which occurred at 7:35 am local time. Local officials said they are investigating the accident.

Northrop officials say the accident will not delay any of its programs. The Air Force referred inquiries to Northrop.

A Northrop spokesman would not characterize the function of the building, and whether it was involved in production of solid rocket motors, or SRMs. Industry sources later told Air & Space Forces Magazine the building was used in part to store materials used to make solid rocket motors.

Northrop’s Innovation Systems—formerly Orbital ATK—s for nearly 90 percent of the SRM capacity in the U.S., a capability that s Air Force, NASA, and commercial space launch activities.

A local television station flew a helicopter over the building, showing no active fire but major wreckage.

Crucially for the Air Force, Northrop plans to use large solid rocket motors developed in-house for the new LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. However, Northrop officials said the destroyed building is not involved in the Sentinel program.

The facility is located north of the Great Salt Lake and northwest of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, which has responsibility for Minuteman III rocket motor sustainment, among other systems.

What is now Northrop Grumman’s Innovation Systems was once the Thiokol company, which was acquired by Alliant Tech Systems in 2001. Alliant Tech Systems became ATK, and merged with Orbital Sciences Corp. in 2015. Three years later, Northrop acquired Orbital/ATK.

The nation’s large solid rocket motor capacity is so concentrated with Northrop that it had to agree to be a merchant provider of SRMs to Boeing in the competition to build the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, now known as the Sentinel system.

Northrop was selected for the contract in 2020, after Boeing announced it would not bid, claiming it could not compete with Northrop’s in-house SRM advantage.

The next-largest producer of SRMs in the U.S. is Aerojet Rocketdyne, since 2023 a part of L3Harris.

credit: Air & Space Force

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WriterNig: 10:41am On Apr 18
👍🏻 Like for Russia-Putin, share for USA/Nazi/NATO

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tutudesz: 10:51am On Apr 18
undecided WriterNig undecided
I guess your daily prayer point is for bad news in America While Russia government censor all the bad news coming out of country tongue

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Flangelo12: 11:01am On Apr 18

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Anijay1212(m): 12:53pm On Apr 18
angry angry angry
This op and bad news from USA.
I hope the Russian government has placed you on a stipend because it would be very unfortunate if you are wasting your time for nothing.
tongue tongue tongue

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LeeSmart: 1:26pm On Apr 18
Anijay1212:
angry angry angry
This op and bad news from USA.
I hope the Russian government has placed you on a stipend because it would be very unfortunate if you are wasting your time for nothing.
tongue tongue tongue
Op is a 46yrs old man who probably has nothing going on for him.

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Risingblue008(m): 2:30pm On Apr 18
Looking at United States problems,
It's like their own is even bigger than dt of 9ja own

grin grin grin

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muyico(m): 2:31pm On Apr 18
No safe place on earth 🌎 🌍
Dhoneymix: 2:31pm On Apr 18
Trump trump trump, how many times did I call you, tread softly

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Mopolchi: 2:31pm On Apr 18
Trump go scatter America inside dis him 4 years angry

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lordm(m): 2:34pm On Apr 18
tutudesz:
undecided WriterNig undecided
I guess your daily prayer point is for bad news in America While Russia government censor all the bad news coming out of country tongue
He is a paid Russian propagandist. Always spreading bad news about America. Don't mind the man cry

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Blazebond(m): 2:34pm On Apr 18
LeeSmart:

Op is a 46yrs old man who probably has nothing going on for him.

Hahahahah,ODE,what do you have going for yourself at your age? You are probably a 23 years old fool who is likely to commit suicide in the next few years after having a failed relationship and career. Small pikin when don already become impotent.

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adebowales: 2:36pm On Apr 18
Why does uS feels too untouchable?

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Skillsnigeria: 2:36pm On Apr 18
Hmmm
danvon(m): 2:36pm On Apr 18
USA time is near, they had a good run though, they outlived the Soviet Union.

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Kennitrust(m): 2:37pm On Apr 18
In don't understand
Threedoorsdown: 2:38pm On Apr 18
lordm:

He is a paid Russian propagandist. Always spreading bad news about America. Don't mind the man cry

Lol.

What's wrong with you all.

Plus America o, china o, Russia o..... They are all different faces of the same coin. They don't care about any of you

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fmlala: 2:39pm On Apr 18
HEY
Skoonheid(f): 2:40pm On Apr 18
eepeepook: 2:40pm On Apr 18
The irony of a missile factory going up in flames. The same happens to fireworks plants.
SouthSouth1914: 2:42pm On Apr 18
tutudesz:
undecided WriterNig undecided
I guess your daily prayer point is for bad news in America While Russia government censor all the bad news coming out of country tongue

Very weird guy.. maybe a tali bann in real life

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sofeo(m): 2:42pm On Apr 18
Alright
LeeSmart: 2:44pm On Apr 18
Blazebond:


Hahahahah,ODE,what do you have going for yourself at your age? You are probably a 23 years old fool who is likely to commit suicide in the next few years after having a failed relationship and career. Small pikin when don already become impotent.
😂😂😂 no vex sir e be like i don offend you
DriveByKiller: 2:45pm On Apr 18
WriterNig:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mymwTOMLVG4



credit: Air & Space Force
This US -obsessed slowpoke with no future or hope spawns news from his unwashed armpit

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blamingthedevil: 2:45pm On Apr 18
Sad life of op on display

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Bluntemperor: 2:45pm On Apr 18
tutudesz:
undecided WriterNig undecided
I guess your daily prayer point is for bad news in America While Russia government censor all the bad news coming out of country tongue

Don't mind him!
Test run,on any Technology can always have accident,so this report by the OP is in a Bad Spirit.
The USA may not even know the noise is existing in Nigeria Nairaland Forum,so what is the fuss about?

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datola: 2:46pm On Apr 18
You this WritterNG and be looking for every bad news from every corner of USA!

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