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X-Bow Seeks European Partners For Containerized Rocket Factory\r\nSteve Trimble June 18, 2025\r\n\r\nLE BOURGET—Tactical missile propulsion supplier X-Bow Systems came to the Paris Air Show this year to seek options for a European manufacturing partner, a company executive said here on June 18.\r\n\r\nX-Bow plans to offer its “Rocket Factory-In-A-Box” (RFIB) concept through a local European partner to help fill rising demand for quick ways to ramp up missile production, Mike Bender, X-Bow Systems chief operating officer, told Aviation Week.\r\n\r\nThe European partner could help expedite X-Bow’s strategy to establish solid rocket motor manufacturing on European soil.\r\n\r\n“I know from my 30 years in the industry for an American company to try to come here and start a ‘green field’ operation that it may be hard to be as successful,” Bender said. “So we’re looking at European partners.”\r\n\r\nLockheed Martin, whose venture capital arm led X-Bow’s Series B financing round last month, has helped facilitate meetings with European partners, Bender added.\r\n\r\nThe RFIB concept consists of eight standard cargo containers which accommodate a propellant mixing system, a curing oven, a power system and a control room. One complete factory is capable of producing about 1,500 lb. of solid rocket fuel propellant a day.\r\n\r\nSteve Trimble\r\nSteve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.
In June 2025, we celebrate a significant milestone at X-Bow – surpassing 300 employees! This growth reflects our mission-driven culture, relentless innovation, and unwavering commitment to building solutions that matter for our U.S. and Allied customers.