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Aerojet Rocket Motors Pass Missile Defense Test
Sixth Successful Ballistic Missile Intercept Test Takes Place Over the Pacific
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov 17, 2005 -- Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY) company, successfully demonstrated its MK 72 boost motor and MK 104 second-stage rocket motor in a Missile Defense Agency / Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) test. Aerojet is building the solid rocket motors for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) under a contract with Raytheon Company. The Aegis BMD system, of which the SM-3 is a part, is designed to intercept and destroy a ballistic missile outside the earth's atmosphere. This was the sixth successful ballistic missile intercept test out of seven tries of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program.
"The recent test of the SM-3 demonstrated once again Aerojet's leadership in the development and production of solid rocket motors for missile defense applications," said Aerojet President Michael Martin. "As the SM-3 is manufactured and deployed, this test indicates the reliability and effectiveness of our rocket motors."
Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the missile and space propulsion, and defense and armaments markets. GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate business segment that includes activities related to the development, sale and leasing of the Company's real estate assets. Additional information about Aerojet and GenCorp can be obtained by visiting the Companies' web sites at http://www.Aerojet.com and http://www.GenCorp.com.
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