X-Bow Systems

Supply chain relationships

• AEVEX

  Outbound - robotic motion components - X-Bow is contracted to supply RATO kits for AEVEX Disruptor under a $12.2 million award

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• 2025-05-12 - Series B - X-Bow closes Series B above $105M

  X-Bow closed its Series B financing after expanding the round beyond its initial close to support solid-rocket-motor production. - source: axios.com

• 2024-07-10 - Series B - X-Bow raises more than $70 million in Series B financing

  X-Bow announced more than $70 million in Series B financing to expand hypersonic and solid-rocket-motor technology and production. - source: prnewswire.com

• 2022-04-26 - Series A - $27M - X-Bow raises $27 million Series A

  X-Bow closed a $27 million Series A to advance additive solid-rocket-motor manufacturing and flight systems. - source: prnewswire.com

• Balerion Space Ventures - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-04-26 - latest 2024-07-10
• Crosslink Capital - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-04-26 - latest 2024-07-10
• Lockheed Martin Ventures - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - strategic/corporate - first seen 2022-04-26 - latest 2024-07-10
• Razor's Edge Ventures - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-04-26 - latest 2024-07-10
• Boeing Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-10

• Jason Hundley - Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Founder and current chief executive responsible for X-Bow's technology and production strategy.
• Maureen Gannon - Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer - Co-founder and current growth executive for strategic programmes and partnerships.
• Mike Bender - Chief Operating Officer - Leads the operating system behind X-Bow's manufacturing expansion.

Events

• 2026-07-20 - Product Launch - X-Bow unveils Buckler supersonic Group 3 drone interceptor

  Buckler is a supersonic interceptor designed for Group 3 unmanned aircraft. X-Bow told Axios that the interceptor has completed flight testing and is being developed toward a unit cost below $100,000. The company produces the airframe, solid rocket motor and propellant in-house.

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• 2026-05-27 - Production Milestone - X-Bow brings two Texas propulsion-manufacturing systems into energetic operation

  Rocket Factory in a Box provides deployable, containerised solid-propellant production. Gen-0 brings the additive process to an industrial-scale fixed facility. The milestone was completed through X-Bow's AFRL RE-ARM programme work.

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• 2026-04-07 - Contract Award - X-Bow wins $12.2 million AEVEX drone propulsion contract

  The production contract is valued at $12.2 million. X-Bow will deliver hundreds of kits and thousands of motors and components. The programme uses X-Bow's RATO2 system and additive-manufactured solid propellant.

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• 2026-04-02 - Partnership - X-Bow and UNION partner on modular propulsion manufacturing capacity

  X-Bow provides standardized propulsion-production modules, while UNION supplies real-time telemetry, configuration management and digital process control. The planned manufacturing network uses smaller, standardized production sites designed for faster changeovers and regional deployment.

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• 2026-03-10 - Acquisition - X-Bow acquires Evolution Space

  Evolution Space joined X-Bow through the announced acquisition. The transaction added hypersonic and energetics capability. The acquisition deepened X-Bow's vertically integrated propulsion portfolio.

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• 2025-10-29 - Deployment - X-Bow deploys Lockheed Martin secure AI for rocket production

  The deployment applies secure AI to propulsion-production workflows. X-Bow described itself as the first company to deploy the system for rocket production. The integration supports manufacturing execution and production scale-up.

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• 2025-05-12 - Funding - X-Bow closes Series B above $105M

  Lockheed Martin agreed to help accelerate X-Bow as an independent supplier of solid rocket motors and related services for its programs. X-Bow said the investment would expand production capacity and accelerate innovation in its advanced-manufactured propulsion systems. The company said its Texas energetics campus south of Austin was nearing opening.

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• 2024-07-10 - Funding - X-Bow raises more than $70 million in Series B financing

  The announced Series B total exceeded $70 million. The company directed the capital toward technology and manufacturing expansion. The financing supported propulsion programmes across defence and space markets.

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• 2024-07-02 - Acquisition - X-Bow acquires Spencer Composites

  Spencer Composites became an X-Bow company. The transaction added composite engineering and production capability. The acquisition broadened X-Bow's in-house motor and vehicle manufacturing stack.

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• 2024-06-18 - Contract Award - U.S. Navy selects X-Bow for Mk 72 and Mk 104 rocket motors

  The work covers Mk 72 and Mk 104 rocket motors. X-Bow was selected as a non-traditional propulsion supplier for the programme. The award expands competition in the U.S. tactical missile motor base.

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• 2023-04-25 - Award - X-Bow selected for $60 million STRATFI award

  The announced programme value was $60 million. The award supports transition of advanced propulsion technology toward defence use. The programme added a major government-backed scale-up lane for X-Bow.

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• 2022-07-26 - Demonstration - X-Bow completes first Bolt rocket launch

  The launch demonstrated X-Bow's end-to-end motor and flight-test capability. Bolt is part of the company's modular boost-platform family. The flight provided public validation of X-Bow's integrated propulsion stack.

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• 2022-06-28 - Contract Award - X-Bow selected to deliver Rocket Factory in a Box to AFRL

  The system packages solid-propellant manufacturing into a deployable production unit. The work sits within AFRL's RE-ARM manufacturing programme. The award advanced X-Bow's additive-manufacturing platform toward defence production use.

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• 2022-04-26 - Funding - X-Bow raises $27 million Series A

  The financing totalled $27 million. Crosslink Capital and Razor's Edge Ventures led the round. Lockheed Martin Ventures and other aerospace and venture investors participated.

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• 2022-03-23 - Product Launch - X-Bow emerges from stealth with additively manufactured solid rocket motors

  The company introduced additively manufactured solid rocket motors and propellants. X-Bow positioned its process for defence and space propulsion programmes. The announcement marked the company's first broad public product disclosure.

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Relationships

• Lockheed Martin

  Secure AI For Rocket Production - X-Bow adopted Astris AI Factory, from a Lockheed Martin company, for its factory AI workflows.

• Air Force Research Laboratory

  Re Arm Programme - AFRL supports X-Bow's RE-ARM work on additive solid-propellant manufacturing and Rocket Factory in a Box.

• UNION Technologies

  Propulsion Manufacturing - X-Bow and UNION are developing modular, software-defined propulsion manufacturing capacity.

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Context tags

• Counter-UAS - Workflow - X-Bow launched Buckler specifically for counter-UAS defeat.
• Kinetic counter-UAS - Capability - Buckler is an officially announced kinetic interceptor for Group 3 drones.
• Solid rocket motor supplier - Peer Group - X-Bow designs and manufactures solid rocket motors.
• Additive rocket propulsion - Stack Layer - Its AMSP process additively manufactures solid propellant grains.
• Aerospace defence supply chain - Customer Environment - X-Bow supplies propulsion and launch systems into U.S. defence and space programmes.

• X-Bow wins $12.2 million AEVEX drone propulsion contract

  2026-04-07 · Order / contract · X-Bow received a $12.2 million contract to produce RATO kits, rocket motors and components for AEVEX's Disruptor drone.

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• U.S. Navy selects X-Bow for Mk 72 and Mk 104 rocket motors

  2024-06-18 · Order / contract · The U.S. Navy selected X-Bow to develop Mk 72 and Mk 104 solid rocket motors used in the Standard Missile family.

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• X-Bow selected to deliver Rocket Factory in a Box to AFRL

  2022-06-28 · Order / contract · X-Bow was selected to deliver its containerised Rocket Factory in a Box additive-propellant manufacturing system to AFRL.

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