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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) ramjet propulsion system successfully completed the first flight test of the Coyote High Diver variant supersonic target mission. Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) developed the target vehicle and uses Aerojet's solid-fueled Variable Flow Ducted Rocket (VFDR) propulsion engine. Orbital upgraded the original SSST configuration with...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has successfully tested an advanced solid ramjet fuel in an engine ground test. The fuel is being developed to provide long-range, high-speed capability for the U.S. military and potentially for the future USAF/Navy Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile (JDRADM). Ramjet engines have historically used liquid fuel which mixes with atmospheric air in order to provide thrust at...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a 14-page study highlighting the company's partnership with EPA, SMUD and Solar Power, Inc. (SPI) that led to the installation of the largest single-site industrial solar array system in California and one of the largest single-site industrial solar farms in the United States. The study documents the key factors, lessons...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its Camden, Ark. facility achieved one million man hours without a "Day Away From Work Injury or Illness" between July 7, 2009 and June 14, 2010. This dedication earned the National Safety Council's "Million Work-Hours Award," which was presented today at a celebration luncheon held at the Camden Country Club. "With a commitment to create and maintain a safe work environment,...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its specialty metals facility, Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee (AOT), has received AS9100B certification. AS9100 certification is the premium quality system standard for companies operating in the aerospace industry as well as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) requirement for subcontractors. AOT's certification is the culmination of a three-month effort that was fast-tracked...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its Redmond operations has been awarded United Space Alliance's (USA) prestigious Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award. With only 21 awards granted by USA throughout the last decade, this honor is granted to companies that consistently provide outstanding performance in support of NASA's human space flight programs. Aerojet was nominated by USA logistics engineer, Roy Good, and...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced the company's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) boost motor performed nominally during a low endo-atmospheric engagement of a unitary target. This test was conducted today at the Pacific Missile Range in Kauai, Hawaii during the THAAD Flight Test 14. THAAD is a mobile missile defense technology designed to intercept and destroy short-to-intermediate-range ballistic missiles...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has named Aerojet as the 2010 Sustaining Benefactor of the Year for the Society of Women Engineers for Region A. This prestigious award recognizes companies that provide significant contributions to assist the SWE with career guidance, outreach, diversity pursuits, and community goals, either through generous funding or in-kind resource...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY) announced today that Linda Beech Cutler, formerly GenCorp vice president, Corporate Communications has assumed the newly created position of vice president, Corporate Responsibility, and that Glenn Mahone, formerly Aerojet executive director, Strategic Communications, has been named vice president, Communications. "The formation of the office of Corporate Responsibility reflects the Company's commitment to build...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation (TSE:6701) to jointly supply HAYABUSA-derived ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace markets. These ion propulsion systems provide significant advantages for geosynchronous satellites and deep space missions through fuel efficiencies over 10 times higher than those of conventional propulsion systems. The...