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DIU Launches TACTILE Program, Demonstrates Capability

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The Defense Innovation Unit has unveiled the Tactical Launch Effort, or TACTILE, program in response to the emerging demand for low-cost, long-range suborbital energetics. The program is intended to enhance the development of suborbital launch capabilities using technological advancements, DIU said Monday. Objectives of the TACTILE Program The TACTILE program is a Department of Defense initiative that aims to accomplish the following goals: Integrate advanced manufactured solid propellant, or AMSP, to the commercial prototype modular launch system as an alternative to liquid and cryogenic rocket fuels Test an AMSP printed motor in a relevant flight environment and assess its scalability andThe post DIU Launches TACTILE Program, Demonstrates Capability first appeared on Executive Gov.