Defense - Ammunition, Rockets, Ammunition, Components

ATK - AARGM Missile Firings

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

19 August 2008: ATK

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

ATK upgrades to AIM-9P

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

15 July 2008: ATK

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

ATK Provides a Line-up of Solid Rocket Launch Vehicles

06 July 2008: ATK

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

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: ATK

$166 Million Contract to Produce Hydra-70 Rockets

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a contract worth $166.4 million for the production of 2.75-inch Hydra-70 rockets. The award is part of a five-year requirements contract signed in 2005 that has a total potential value of more than $900 million if all options are exercised.

24 March 2008: General Dynamics

Successful Launch of GPS Satellite

ATK Provides Enhanced Thermal Control Architecture to Support Satellite Communication Upgrades

19 March 2008: ATK

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

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

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

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

General Dynamics - Spike Missile Systems for Spanish Army

General Dynamics European Land Systems has announced that its General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas operations in Spain has signed a $64 million (approximately 44 million Euros) contract with the Spanish Army for the supply of Air Land (ER) Spike Missile Systems for the HAD Tiger helicopters.

28 January 2008: General Dynamics

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

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

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