• Land Warfare

  ATK receives $50m contract modification for additional precision mortars

  24th March 2011

  ATK has received a $50 million follow-on contract modification for production of the Mortar Guidance Kit (MGK) under the US Army's Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative …

• Land Warfare

  ATK awarded $49m special operations ammunition contract

  23rd March 2011

  Alliant Techsystems announced today that it has received a $49 million contract from the US Navy to produce a new special operations ammunition round with …

• Land Warfare

  ATK receives $54m training tank ammunition order from US Army

  10th March 2011

  Alliant Techsystems has received a $54 million order for 120mm training tank ammunition from the US Army. The award is for the fourth year of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  2nd Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle X-37B begins flight

  7th March 2011

  Boeing today announced the successful launch of the second Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the US Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The …

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2011: MAWS bounces back in Middle-East

  22nd February 2011

  ATK has revealed plans to conduct 'local vehicle demonstrations' of its Modular Advanced Weapon System (MAWS) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next year. Speaking …

• Military Logistics

  ATK wins contract to modify CASA-235 military transport aircraft

  21st February 2011

  ATK announced it has received a contract from the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) of the Kingdom of Jordan to modify two …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ATK selected to provide Thermal Control Subsystem for DARPA ISIS airship

  31st January 2011

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving forward with its Integrated Sensor is Structure (ISIS) programme with the awarding to ATK of a …

• Defence Helicopter

  Lockheed Martin doubles down on CIRCM

  16th November 2010

  Lockheed Martin is taking a two-pronged approach as it vies for a slice of a potentially lucrative US Army contract for a next-generation helicopter directed …

• Military Logistics

  ATK's Eagle Industries Unlimited awarded $18.5m contract from US Marine Corps

  2nd November 2010

  ATK announced today that its Eagle operation has received an $18.5 million sole-source, follow-on contract from Marine Corps Systems Command to produce Scalable Plate Carrier …

• 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 …

• 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 …

• 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 …

• 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. …

• 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 …

• 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 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  DEF129 Tactical UAS [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 ...

• 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

• 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 ...

• Helicopter guns

  M230 Automatic Cannon

  The M230 is a 30mm chain-driven autocannon originally developed by Hughes Helicopters and currently produced by Northrop Grumman. It serves as the main armament for ...

• 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 ...

• Guided munitions

  Hatchet

  Unveiled in 2012 by Orbital ATK, the Hatchet is a laser-guided miniature weapon that supports platform integration on both unmanned and manned aircraft. Its design meets the ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Hunter

  ST Engineering began the development of the tracked Next-Generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle (NGAFV) in 2006 as a replacement for the Singapore Army's fleet of approximately ...