MR&D’s technical capabilities are mainly in the areas of aircraft and air vehicle systems and in the propulsion systems of tactical and intercept missile. Our focus in both of these areas is relative to extreme environment (high temperature, high oxidation conditions, highly loaded) components. MR&D also has extensive experience in the area of composite material designs for thermal management functions.
The matrix provided below lists core strengths, the systems on which MR&D has performed designs, and the customer for our work.
| Core Area | Specific Strength | Relevant Systems | Customer(s) |
| Propulsion Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) Design | Rocket nozzle throat, insulation and support materials design | Strategic Propulsion and Application Program (SPAP) |
Lockheed Martin, ATK-Launch Systems, and NAWC-China Lake |
| Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) | ATK Launch Systems, Air Force Research Laboratory |
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| SDACS-MTA | NAWC China Lake | ||
| AMRAMM | Army SMDC and NAWC China Lake |
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| SM-3 Third Stage Rocket Motor |
ATK Launch Systems | ||
| NASA 3k-5k lb LOX/Ch4 Lunar Ascent Engine | NASA MSFC | ||
| Airframe Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) Design | Wing leading edge designs | X-43A | NASA LaRC |
| Acreage TPS designs | Falcon HTV-2 & HTV-3 | LM Re-entry Systems Operation, DARPA | |
| Hot Structure Control Surface designs | X-37 | Boeing, NASA MSFC, NASA LaRC | |
| Jet Exhaust CMC Blast Shields | Av-8B Harrier Jump Jet | U.S. Navy | |
| Space Shuttle TPS Repair | Reinforced C-C WLE and Nosecap |
NASA JSC, United Space Alliance | |
| Tile Overlay Repair | NASA JSC, United Space Alliance | ||
| Spacecraft Thermal Management |
Carbon-Carbon Radiator Design | Earth Orbiting Satellite – 1 |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Gr/Ep Composite TWTA Thermal Doubler Design | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | LM Astronautics Co. | |
| PCI-format avionics thermal plane design | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | LM Astronautics Co. |