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ATK - AARGM Missile Firings

ATK Completes Second Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Firing (AARGM) in Eight Day Period

19 August 2008

 

Elbit Systems and ATK to Develop Laser Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket System

Elbit and ATK to develop a Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket - Laser.

11 August 2008

 

Precision Guidance Capabilities for 105mm Artillery

Alliant Techsystems has announced the successful demonstration of it's 105mm Artillery using its existing 155mm Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) with minimal modification

11 August 2008

 

Alliant Techsystems and BAE Systems Team for JATAS Program

Alliant Techsystems and BAE Systems have teamed to compete for the upcoming U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Joint Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) program. JATAS is the next-generation missile warning system that will provide protection for rotary-wing aircraft from infrared guided missiles.

10 August 2008

 

ATK Conducts Successful Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Flight Test

Operational Assessment (OA) Missile Firing Puts AARGM One Step Closer to Milestone C Decision and Low Rate Production Later this Year

07 August 2008

 

ATK - Contract for Tank Ammunition

ATK Receives $7.6 Million Initial Order From U.S. Army for Tank Ammunition With Options, Production Value Could Exceed $30 Million. The M1028 Canister Cartridge Completes ATK's Proven Tank Ammunition Portfolio for the Abrams Main Battle Tank

05 August 2008

 

ATK - Maritime Patrol Aircraft Intelligence Contract

ATK Awarded $78 Million Contract to Missionize Three Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection Division

24 July 2008

 

ATK Partnership with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman

ATK, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Announce Teaming Agreement to Jointly Pursue Future Multi-Role Weapon Programs

17 July 2008

 

ATK upgrades to AIM-9P

ATK and RUAG Aerospace Sign Teaming Agreement to Provide Upgrades for AIM-9P Sidewinder Missiles

15 July 2008

 

ATK Receives $250 Million U.S. Air Force Sounding Rocket Contract

ATK Provides a Line-up of Solid Rocket Launch Vehicles

06 July 2008

 

89 Million Dollar Order for Small Caliber Ammunition

ATK has been awarded a 89 million dollar contract to supply small caliber ammunition and moderization from the U>S Army Sustainment Command.

29 May 2008

 

ATK and U.S. Army Conduct Successful PGK Flight Tests

Alliant Techsystems and the U.S. Army recently conducted a series of successful flight tests of the company's 155mm Howitzer Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Arizona.

11 May 2008

 

ATK Delivers Second AARGM Test Bed Aircraft

Modified King Air Aircraft Developed for the Italian Air Force is a Key Asset in United States-Italy Cooperative AARGM Development Program

02 May 2008

 

ATK - Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze

ATK Receives $9 Million U.S. Air Force Contract to Develop Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze for the BLU-109 and BLU-113 Penetrating Munitions. Total Program Value Could Exceed $250 Million.

26 April 2008

 

Minuteman III Propulsion Replacement Program

ATK Awarded Follow-On $134 Million Option for Minuteman III Propulsion Replacement Program

17 April 2008

 

ATK - 100,000th DSU-33 Proximity Sensor Delivered to U.S. Air Force

Alliant Techsystems recently delivered the 100,000th DSU-33 Proximity Sensor to the U.S. Air Force. The company reached this production milestone after consolidating fuze operations in 2005 into its Allegany Ballistics Laboratory manufacturing center of excellence in Rocket Center, West Virginia.

15 April 2008

 

ATK receive 415.6 million dollar funding for small-caliber ammunition orders

Alliant Techsystems (ATK)has received an additional $415.6 million in military small-caliber ammunition orders and modernization funding for the Lake City Army Ammunition plant. The contracts were awarded by the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill.

09 April 2008

 

ATK and Ad Astra Rocket Company Sign Technology Development Alliance

Alliant Techsystems and the Ad Astra Rocket Company of Houston, Texas signed and executed a Technology Development Alliance designed to strengthen the market presence of the two companies and explore future in-space propulsion systems for lunar and planetary missions.

31 March 2008

 

Successful Launch of GPS Satellite

ATK Provides Enhanced Thermal Control Architecture to Support Satellite Communication Upgrades

19 March 2008

 

Composite Technology Supports First Atlas V Launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base

ATK's Heat Shield and Base Plate Protect Launch Vehicle During Ascent

16 March 2008

 

Follow-on contract for warhead development

Innovative technology from ATK is to provide additional capabilities for the Warfighter, continuing development of a small, lightweight warhead.

13 March 2008

 

Shuttle launch aided by solid rocket motor propulsion

Booster separation motors from ATK have made a second flight on the Space Shuttle, providing more thrust than twenty six jumbo jets.

13 March 2008

 

ATK - Successful Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Flight Test

AARGM Flight Test Demonstrates Lethality Against Enemy Air Defense Fire Control Radar In Realistic Battlefield Environm

01 March 2008

 

ATK - Precision Guided Mortar Munition Tests

Alliant Techsystems and the U.S. Army successfully performed three consecutive Guide-To-Hit (GTH) tests of the Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM). The flight tests were conducted at the Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG) in Arizona on February 13 and 14. The projectiles hit their target at approximately 5.3km to the target in moderate to high wind conditions, demonstrating in-flight maneuverability, repeatability and precision strike capability.

01 March 2008

 

ATK - Pivotal Role in the U.S. Navy's Successful Shoot Down of a Disabled Satellite

ATK Developed the Technology Which Allowed the Kinetic Warhead to Maneuverfor a Precision Strike

27 February 2008

 

ATK - Combustion Air Heater (CAH)

Alliant Techsystems has announced that the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) has completed acceptance testing of a state-of-the-art Combustion Air Heater (CAH).

19 February 2008

 

ATK - NASA Contract for Reusable Solid Rocket Motors

Alliant Techsystems has received a contract modification from NASA valued at $812.5 million for the continued production and refurbishment of four-segment reusable solid rocket motors (RSRM) for the space shuttle program.

19 February 2008

 

ATK Advanced Hypersonic Test Combustor

ATK Advanced Hypersonic Test Combustor Completes Acceptance Tests at U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee

17 February 2008

 

ATK - Booster Motors on Latest Shuttle Launch

Alliant Techsystems' Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM) and redesigned Booster Separation Motors (BSM) performed flawlessly today as NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis launched into orbit.

11 February 2008

 

ATK - Multi-Year Modernization Program

Modernization will Assure Lake City Plant Remains Primary Source of Ammunition for Decades to Come

02 February 2008

 

ATK to Seek Investment Canada Act Approval for MDA Acquisition

Filing Supports ATK's Vision to Grow its Global Space-Related Business in Canada

02 February 2008

 

ATK rockets used for new satellite launch

The latest launch of the USAF's modernized GPS rocket was facilitated by ATK GEM-40 boosters.

21 December 2007

 

ATK - Successful test of 3500 lbf rocket engine

ATK has announced the successful test firing of a liquid oxygen/methane rocket engine in a vacuum.

12 December 2007

 

ATK Help Launch COSMO Satellite

The COSMO Skymed 2 Earth Imaging satellite was launched with the aid of ATK GEM-40 boosters.

09 December 2007

 

ATK - Contract for Fuze Setters

ATK Awarded $5 Million Contract with U.S. Army to Manufacture Over 400 Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setters With Options, the Total Contract could exceed $10 Million

08 November 2007

 

ATK Awards $65 Million Contract to L-3 Communications

ATK Awards $65 Million Contract to L-3 Communications

07 November 2007

 

ATK - U.S. Navy for AAR-47 missile warning systems

ATK's Battle-Proven Electronic Warfare Technology Credited with Saving Numerous Air Crew and Aircraft From Missiles in Iraq and Afghanistan

10 October 2007

 

ATK Unveils its Newest Medium Caliber Cannon at AUSA

ATK Lightweight 25mm (LW25) Brings Chain GunŽ Lethality, Flexibility and Reliability to Remote Weapon Station Applications

08 October 2007

 

ATK Receives $34 Million in Orders for Small-Caliber Ammunition

Alliant Techsystems has received $34 million in orders for the production of small-caliber ammunition at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, MO. The orders, issued by the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill, include 7.62mm and .50-caliber cartridges.

07 October 2007

 

ATK - 1 Million Flares and Counting

Alliant Techsystems achieved a major milestone in mid-September when it produced the one millionth M212 countermeasure flare for the U.S. Army's Advanced Infrared Countermeasure Munitions program. ATK produces these flares as aircraft defensive countermeasures to protect U.S. troops by confusing infrared heat-seeking missiles.

03 October 2007

 

ATK Selected for Prompt Global Strike Study

Alliant Techsystems has been selected to support the U.S. Air Force's Conventional Ballistic Missile Prompt Global Strike (PGS) efforts. The company will conduct a study to evaluate options for replacing the Minotaur booster.

18 September 2007

 

ATK - Successful Firing of Rocket Motor for KEI

ATK and KEI Missile Defense Team Successfully Test Fire First-Stage Rocket Motor

10 September 2007

 

ATK - Sparrow Rocket Motors

Alliant Techsystems has received an $8 million modification to the existing production contract to manufacture solid propellant rocket motors for the Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile system. The contract modification was awarded to ATK by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland to supply rocket motors for Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

27 August 2007

 

ATK - Support to Space Shuttle 'Endeavour'

ATK Propulsion Supports the Successful Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour

09 August 2007

 

ATK - Satellite Link Signal Generator Contract

ATK Awarded $2.8 Million Contract With Sandia National Laboratories to Build Satellite Link Signal Generator

08 August 2007

 

ATK - Propulsion Systems for Phoenix Mars Lander

ATK Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander

07 August 2007

 

ATK - Strong First Quarter 2008 Earnings

ATK Reports Strong First Quarter 2008 Earnings - Up 38 Percent to $1.50 Per Share

02 August 2007

 

ATK - US Military Contract for Ammunition

Alliant Techsystems has received an additional $14 million in orders for the production of small-caliber ammunition. These contracts were issued by the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill.

31 July 2007

 

ATK Awarded $80 Million in Medium-Caliber Ammunition Contracts

Alliant Techsystems has received $80 million in additional orders for 20mm M940, 25mm M792 and PGU-23, and LW30 M789 medium-caliber ammunition from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island Arsenal, IL. Work on the contracts will be

26 July 2007

 

ATK - Orion Launch Abort System Motor Contract

Orbital Sciences Corporation has selected Alliant Techsystems to provide the attitude control motor (ACM) for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle launch abort system (LAS). The new LAS contract is valued at approximately $70 million. The ACM adds to ATK's content on the LAS, which already includes the primary launch abort motor. Work on the ACM will be performed at ATK facilities in Elkton, MD.

23 July 2007

 

ATK and MDBA AARGM Programme MoU

ATK and MBDA LFK-Lenkflugkorpersysteme GmbH Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Program

20 July 2007

 

ATK Forms 'Team MRM'

ATK Forms 'Team MRM' to Compete for the U.S. Army's XM1111 Mid-Range Munition Program

12 July 2007

 

ATK Successfully Test Fires Newest Bushmaster Gun System Family

ATK Successfully Test Fires the Newest Member of Its Bushmaster Medium-Caliber Gun System Family

11 July 2007

 

ATK - Contract for Orion Launch Abort Motors

Alliant Techsystems has received a $62.5 million contract from Orbital Sciences Corporation for the main abort motor of the NASA Orion crew exploration vehicle Launch Abort System (LAS). NASA's Orion will succeed the Space Shuttle in transporting humans to and from the International Space Station, as well as carrying crews to the Moon and eventually Mars.

10 July 2007

 

ATK - AIM-9M Sidewinder Rocket Motors

ATK Receives Contract in Excess of $5 Million for AIM-9M Sidewinder Rocket

25 June 2007

 

ATK and Lockheed Martin - F-35 Lightning II

ATK and Lockheed Martin Sign Letter of Agreement for Composite Production on the F-35 Lightning II

20 June 2007

 

ATK & CNIM Team - Composite Stiffener Structures

ATK & CNIM Team on Demonstration and Evaluation Program for Composite Stiffener Structures

18 June 2007

 

ATK Receives $18 Million Rolling Airframe Missile Contract

Alliant Techsystems has received an $18-million contract to upgrade the solid propellant rocket motor of Raytheon's Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM). RAM provides U.S. Navy surface ships with a lightweight, low- cost, self-defense system to defeat incoming anti-ship cruise missiles, as well as helicopter, airplane, and surface threats. Work on the RAM Block 2 rocket motor system design and development (SDD) contract will be performed by ATK at its manufacturing center of excellence in Rocket Center, West Virginia.

18 June 2007

 

ATK and KEI Missile Defense Team Successful Test Firing

ATK and KEI Missile Defense Team Successfully Test Fire First-Stage Rocket Motor

14 June 2007

 

ATK - Team Ares News

Team Ares Reaches Key Milestones on Ares I Upper Stage Risk Reduction Efforts

13 June 2007

 

ATK Completes the Acquisition of Swales Aerospace

Strategic Acquisition Establishes ATK as an Industry Leader in Satellite Components, Subsystems and Small Spacecraft

08 June 2007

 

ATK - Australian Propellent Manufacturing Facility Development

ATK Will Provide Expertise and Critical Equipment for Design, Construction,

08 June 2007

 

ATK - Rocket Motors Used on Space Shuttle Atantis

ATK Supports the Successful Launch of Space Shuttle Atantis and STS-117 Mission

08 June 2007

 

ATK - AARGM Achieves Major Milestone

Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Achieves Major Milestone

07 June 2007

 

ATK Awarded Precision Guidance Kit Contract

ATK Awarded Precision Guidance Kit Contract After Multi-Day Competitive Shoot-Off

30 May 2007

 

ATK - Medium-Caliber Training Ammunition Contract

ATK Awarded $22 Million Medium-Caliber Training Ammunition Contract With Options, The Total Contract Value Could Exceed $100 Million

29 May 2007

 

ATK - Successful Test Firing Of Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor

Alliant Techsystems conducted a successful test firing today of NASA's Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) as part of continuous testing to improve performance and ensure safety of the Space Shuttle, which also transfers improvements into the shuttle-derived first-stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle.

24 May 2007

 

ATK - Automatic Cannon Orders

Alliant Techsystems has received nearly $15 million in orders for its Mk44 Bushmaster automatic cannon from four international customers. Each of the countries, including Portugal and Slovenia, are buying this latest-generation gun technology for the first time. The orders are for a mix of vehicle-based and naval applications.

22 May 2007

 

ATK Launches Force-on-Force Training System

ATK Launches Force-on-Force Training System for Military and Law Enforcement Markets

09 May 2007

 

ATK Precision Guided Mortar Munition

ATK Precision Guided Mortar Munition Goes Three-for-Three in a Series of Guided Flight Tests

30 April 2007

 

ATK - Critical Role in Successful SM-3 Intercept

Alliant Techsystems provided the Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) and the Solid Divert and Attitude Control System (SDACS) for yesterday's successful test flight of Raytheon Company's Standard Missile-3 (SM-3). The Aegis BMD weapon system supported the planning, detection, and engagement of the target. The SM-3 was launched from the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) equipped cruiser, USS Lake Erie. The SM-3 intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during the flight test over the Pacific Ocean. This was the eighth successful intercept for SM-3 and Aegis BMD. All eight intercepts utilized ATK's TSRM and SDACS propulsion systems.

27 April 2007

 

ATK - Pegasus Rocket Success Carrying NASA's AIM Satellite

ATK Supports Successful Launch of Pegasus Rocket Carrying NASA's AIM Satellite

25 April 2007

 

ATK - NFIRE Spacecraft in Orbit

Alliant Techsystems solid propulsion and composite technologies supported the successful launch yesterday of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur launch vehicle from Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch placed the Missile Defense Agency's experimental Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) spacecraft in orbit.

24 April 2007

 

ATK venture with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney

ATK, Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Present Proposal for Ares I Upper Stage

17 April 2007

 

ATK - $85.8m Trident II Contract

Alliant Techsystems has received an $85.8 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce solid rocket propulsion systems for all three stages of the U.S.Navy's Trident II (D-5) Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM).

13 April 2007

 

ATK to Acquire Swales Aerospace

ATK announced today that it intends to acquire Swales Aerospace, a premier provider of satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft and engineering services for NASA, Department of Defense and commercial satellite customers. The transaction is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) review, and approval by a majority of the shareholders in the employee-owned company.

03 April 2007

 

ATK - Progress On Ares Crew Launch Vehicle

ATK Highlights Progress on Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle Project on Track for Ground Tests and Development Flights

02 April 2007

 

ATK Wins $10.5m Contract For Precision Guided Munition Equipment

ATK Wins $10.5 Million Contract to Provide Precision-Guided Munition Reprogramming Equipment

20 March 2007

 

ATK - Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) Test

Alliant Techsystems has successfully demonstrated the robust design, mission effectiveness, and accuracy of its Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM). In a guided flight test at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Arizona, ATK scored a hit after firing PGMM from a standard 120mm mortar. The round flew approximately 2.5 miles to target and maneuvered to a precision strike, using embedded thrusters located in the body of the projectile.

19 March 2007

 

ATK and ARDEC - New Ammunition and Gun System

ATK and ARDEC to Develop Advanced Ammunition and Gun System to Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Attacks

12 March 2007

 

ATK - Space Products Latest

Alliant Techsystems composite technology supported yesterday's successful launch of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch will place Orbital Express in-space refueling demonstration mission into orbit. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the mission sponsor for the Orbital Express demonstration.

09 March 2007

 

ATK - Oriole Rocket Motors

ATK Receives Contract Valued At Nearly $5 Million For Oriole Rocket Motors Motors Will Be Used For Testing U.S. Missile Defenses

04 March 2007

 

ATK - Contract For Chaparral Rocket Motors

ATK Receives Contract in Excess of $10 Million for Chaparral Rocket Motors

26 February 2007

 

ATK GEM-40 Solid Propulsion Strap-On Boosters - NASA THEMIS

ATK Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch NASA THEMIS Satellite

19 February 2007

 

ATK - $37M In Orders For Tank Training Ammunition

ATK Receives $37 Million in Orders for Tank Training Ammunition

07 February 2007

 

ATK - $330m Orders For Ammunition

Alliant Techsystems, the largest supplier of small-caliber ammunition to the United States military, has received an additional $284 million in orders for the production of small-caliber ammunition. In addition the company has received $46 million for plant modernization. These contracts were issued by the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill.

30 January 2007

 

ATK and Lockheed Martin Complete Booster System Demonstration

ATK and Lockheed Martin Complete Booster System Demonstration for Proposed U.S. Navy Intermediate-Range Missile

15 January 2007

 

ATK Conducts Successful PGK Divert Flight Test

Alliant Techsystems recently conducted a successful divert flight test of its low-cost Precision Guidance Kit (PGK). The PGK round was fired from a 155mm Howitzer at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Arizona. The round maintained aerodynamic stability throughout its flight and demonstrated an in-flight divert capability well in excess of the company's design requirements for Increment 1, which is a 50 meter CEP.

11 January 2007

 

ATK - $225m for Minuteman III Propulsion Replacement Programme

ATK Awarded Follow-On Options Worth $225 Million for Minuteman III Propulsion Replacement Program

08 January 2007

 

ATK Elects Mark H. Ronald to Board of Directors

Alliant Techsystems announced that Mark H. Ronald has been elected as an independent director to the company's Board of Directors, effective January 15, 2007. Mr. Ronald recently retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems Inc.

04 January 2007

 

ATK Civil Ammunition Business to Supply DHS

Alliant Techsystems has received a series of contracts to supply the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a variety of small-caliber ammunition. If all contract options are exercised, the total value could exceed $90 million.

04 January 2007

 

ATK - $14M Contract For Hellfire Rocket Motors And Warheads

ATK Receives $14 Million in Contracts for HELLFIRE Rocket Motors and Warheads

28 December 2006

 

ATK's Pioneering Air Bursting Ammunition Technology

ATK's Pioneering Air Bursting Ammunition Technology Selected by U.S. Navy

15 December 2006

 

ATK Propulsion Technologies

ATK Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch National Reconnaissance Office Satellite

15 December 2006

 

ATK Supports Space Shuttle

ATK reusable solid rocket motors (RSRM) performed flawlessly as NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launched into orbit to begin a 13-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). During the first two minutes of flight, the RSRMs provided more than 6 million pounds of thrust.

09 December 2006

 

ATK Chairman and CEO to Speak at Defense Investor Conference

ATK Chairman and CEO Dan Murphy to Speak at the 2006 Credit Suisse Aerospace& Defense Investor Conference

29 November 2006

 

ATK Names Steve Wold Corporate Treasurer

ATK Names Steve Wold Corporate Treasurer

21 November 2006

 

ATK Roles Key to Launch of Air Force GPS Satellite

ATK Propulsion Technologies Support Successful Launch of Boeing Delta II Rocket

17 November 2006

 

ATK Conducts Successful Night Test

ATK Conducts Successful Night Test of Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor

16 November 2006

 

ATK - Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut Leads Team in Huntsville

Jim Halsell Joins ATK as Vice President and Program Manager of ARES I Upper Stage Team.

13 November 2006

 

ATK and Rocketplane Kistler Annouce Agreement for K-1

Rocketplane Kistler and ATK Announce Agreement for K-1 Launch Vehicle and COTS Program

08 November 2006

 
 

 

 

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