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Land Warfare
AUSA 10: Boeing offers multirole Avenger
29th October 2010
Boeing Defense, Space & Security displayed at AUSA Annual Meeting an Avenger adapted for a range of force protection missions beyond air defence. A universal …
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Military Logistics
AUSA 10: Enhanced 5.56mm round in production for US Army
28th October 2010
ATK has launched full rate production of the new 5.56mm M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round (EPR) following orders from the US Army's Program Manager for Maneuver …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 10: ATK introduces two unmanned turrets
28th October 2010
ATK and ADVS UK unveiled two new unmanned turret systems – the Modular Remote Turret (MRT) and the Light Weight Remote Turret (LWRT) – at …
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Land Warfare
ATK receives more than $200m in orders for small-caliber ammunition
28th October 2010
ATK has received additional orders for small-caliber ammunition under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with the US Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center. …
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Land Warfare
ATK begins full rate production of the US Army's new EPR
25th October 2010
ATK has received orders from the US Army's Program Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS) for nearly 300 million rounds of the new M855A1 Enhanced …
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Land Warfare
ATK receives $10 million in orders for Non-Standard Ammunition
21st October 2010
ATK has received additional orders worth $10 million for non-standard ammunition (NSA) in support of its current NSA multi-year contract with the US Army Contracting …
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Land Warfare
ATK receives more than $50 million for continued production of 20mm PGU ammunition
23rd September 2010
Alliant Techsystems has received an order valued at more than $50 million from the US Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center (RICC), Rock Island, …
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Digital Battlespace
Derco signs agreement With ATK to distribute missile warning and surveillance systems
21st July 2010
Derco Aerospace, Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, announced today it has signed an agreement with Alliant Techsystems to distribute its AAR-47 Missile and Laser …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2010: Raytheon joins the CIRCM chase
19th July 2010
Raytheon has thrown its hat into the ring for the US Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) programme. Speaking at the Farnborough International Air Show on …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2010: Fifth generation Piranha unveiled
17th June 2010
General Dynamics European Land Systems has unveiled the Piranha Class 5, the latest generation of the highly successful Piranha combat vehicle family at the Eurosatory …
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Land Warfare
ATK receives new order for Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment (MOLLE II) kits
10th May 2010
Alliant Techsystems announced today that its Eagle Industries, Unlimited subsidiary has received a delivery order from the US Army to produce Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment …
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Land Warfare
ATK receives $52 million training tank ammunition order from US Army
4th May 2010
Alliant Techsystems has received a $52 million order for 120mm training tank ammunition from the US Army. The award is for the third year of …
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Land Warfare
ATK receives $372 million in small caliber ammunition orders
4th May 2010
Alliant Techsystems has received orders totaling $372 million to produce 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50-caliber ammunition for the US Army Contracting Command in Rock Island, Ill. …
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Land Warfare
ATK awarded $32 million in follow-on contracts to produce HELLFIRE II rocket motors and warheads
30th April 2010
Alliant Techsystems has received follow-on production contracts valued at $32 million to produce rocket motors and warheads for the precision-strike laser-guided HELLFIRE II missile. ATK …
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Defence Helicopter
FIDAE 2010: New LEAP for light attack helicopters
24th March 2010
Elbit Systems and ATK are working on a joint programme to provide a lightweight low-cost armament package for light helicopters. The system, called the Light …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Project Land 129 Phase 3 (Australia)
Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]
Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: aerial targets
GQM-173 MSST
The USN selected ATK (now Orbital ATK) in August 2008 to develop the GQM-173A Multi Stage Supersonic Target (MSST) system to represent a family of ...
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Cannons
M230LF Chain Gun
The 30mm M230LF automatic cannon is a version of the 30mm cannon featured on the AH-64 Apache helicopter and is a member of the Orbital ...
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Guided munitions
M1156 PGK
The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) is a guidance fuze that can be fitted within the fuze well of 155mm high-explosive artillery projectiles. The fuze ...
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Air: aerial targets
GQM-163A Coyote SSST
The GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST) was developed for the USN to emulate two-stage anti-ship cruise missiles in support of air defence weapon/combat ...
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Minehunters
Avenger Class
The first Avenger-class minehunter entered service in 1985, with the last of the 14 ordered commissioned in 1994. The ships use Orbital ATK's AN/SLQ-48 remotely ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers
AN/AAR-59 JATAS
Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman) developed the AN/AAR-59 Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) to provide protection for aircraft against incoming threats typically surface-to-air ...
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Guided munitions
Hatchet
Orbital ATK is developing the laser-guided Hatchet miniature weapon that supports platform integration on both unmanned and manned aircraft. Hatchet’s design meets the requirements for ...
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Helicopter guns
M230 Automatic Cannon
The LW30 M230 is a chain-driven, single-barrel, externally powered weapon for attack helicopters. It is effective against lightly armoured vehicles and aircraft. The system uses ...
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Cannons
7.62mm Bushmaster Chain Gun
The 7.62mm Bushmaster Chain Gun, originally developed for coaxial use and the smallest member of the Chain Gun family, is adaptable to various machine gun ...
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Cannons
PAWS
The Palletised Weapon System (PAWS) is a reconfigurable collection of sensors, communications and weapons that can be installed on most medium- to heavy-lift aircraft. PAWS ...
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Land: manned turrets
Teber-30 Two-Man Turret
The Teber-30 is a medium-calibre two-man turret designed for armoured combat vehicles. It is day/night capable with an onboard fire control computer and a two-axis ...
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Cannons
M242 Bushmaster
The 25mm Bushmaster automatic cannon features dual feed Chain Gun technology. More than 10,500 M242s have been delivered to the US Army and forces around ...
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Land: manned turrets
Asgard GS
The Asgard GS (Grab and Shoot) is the baseline model of the Asgard 127 one-person modular turret family introduced in 2016. It can be mounted ...
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Cannons
GAU-23
The GAU-23 Bushmaster automatic cannon is a next-generation Chain Gun weapon in use today. The system is design features include design simplicity, external power, positive ...
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Land: manned turrets
Hitfist 25-30mm
The Hitfist 25-30mm is a two-person, power-operated turret designed for installation on wheeled or tracked IFVs. The main armament can be either an Oerlikon 25mm ...