Defense - Ammunition , Bombs & Grenades

ATK and FNMI Team to Win $53.4 Million Mk19 Grenade Machine Gun Contract

Mk19 Expands ATK's Portfolio of Medium-Caliber Gun Systems to the Crew-Served Market

01 October 2008: ATK

ATK Receives Additional $104.3 Million in Military Small-Caliber Ammunition Orders

ATK on Track to Deliver 1.4 Billion Military Small-Caliber Rounds in FY09

10 September 2008: ATK

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: ATK

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: ATK

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

Richard S. Relac to Board of Directors.

Former Department of Defense (DOD) Intelligence Analyst Appointed to Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors

18 April 2008: Valley Forge Composite Technologies

New director for Valley.

Valley Forge Composite Technologies, has announced the appointment of Dr. Victor E. Alessi to its Board of Directors.

09 April 2008: Valley Forge Composite Technologies

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

Chemring partnership with Cranfield University

Cranfield University is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Chemring Group PLC, the world’s leading supplier of countermeasures and energetic materials. Both parties will work together in areas of chemistry, materials science, shock physics and ordnance system engineering to tackle some of the challenges that confront this technology sector.

21 March 2008: Chemring Group

Boeing - Small Diameter Bomb Delivery Milestones Celebrated

Boeing has celebrated a trio of Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) delivery milestones -- the 1,000th SDB I, the 200th BRU-61/A Bomb Rack Unit Carriage System and the first 50 Focused Lethality Munitions (FLM) -- demonstrating a commitment to providing effective solutions to the U.S. military.

01 March 2008: Boeing

Boeing - $116 Million JDAM Production Contract

Boeing has been awarded a $116 million U.S. Air Force contract for more than 4,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits.

02 February 2008: Boeing