https://anarchygames.org/magazine/tags/military-contracts/Recent content in Military Contracts on Cassette Future MagazineHugoen-usTue, 26 May 2026 16:12:43 +0000https://anarchygames.org/magazine/2026/05/thrust-control-technology-the-militarys-favorite-new-euphemism/Tue, 26 May 2026 16:12:43 +0000https://anarchygames.org/magazine/2026/05/thrust-control-technology-the-militarys-favorite-new-euphemism/<h1 id="thrust-control-technology-the-militarys-favorite-new-euphemism">Thrust Control Technology: The Military&rsquo;s Favorite New Euphemism</h1> <p>Let me show you something.</p> <p>This is the official contract summary from the Solar Defense Advanced Research Bureau, verbatim: <em>&ldquo;Thrust-control technology designed to make solid propulsion systems more adaptable across different missions and programs.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Read that again. <strong>Different missions and programs.</strong> That phrase is doing a lot of work. More work than the rocket it describes.</p> <p>Voyager Propulsion Systems — a mid-tier Core Systems manufacturer best known for orbital correction thrusters on civilian cargo haulers — announced last week they&rsquo;d received 320 million SGC from SDARB&rsquo;s advanced research division. The contract covers what the bureau is calling &ldquo;next-generation variable-impulse solid propulsion.&rdquo;</p>