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Military and Aerospace Electronics (Free subscription) | yesterday
MINNEAPOLIS, 7 Oct. 2008. Alliant Techsystems and Elbit Systems Ltd. have conducted flight tests of the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR) at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Targets were engaged at ranges up to six kilometers when the GATR semi-active laser seeker guided the rockets to within one-meter accuracy, resulting in "direct hits." All rockets were fired from an M261 launcher.
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has successfully demonstrated an innovative propulsion system for the Non Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) Precision Attack Missile (PAM). Three successful tests have been conducted at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. ATK is under contract to Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems for the system design and development...
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Military and Aerospace Electronics (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
MINNEAPOLIS, 1 Oct. 2008. Alliant Techsystems won a $10.4 million contract for the first phase of a 48-month Excalibur Ib system design and development program from the U.S. Army, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. The program is structured in two phases with a 15 round "shoot-off" and down-select at the completion of Phase 1, 18 months from now. Production options, which are expected to be exercised in the 2012,...
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The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Alliant Techsystems, an aerospace and defense firm commonly known as ATK, will team up with FN Manufacturing LLC on a $54.5 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce Mk19 Mod-3 grenade machine guns. (ATK) (BA)
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The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Alliant Techsystems Inc. will work on a $53.4 million contract from the Army, teaming with another company to produce grenade machine guns. (ATK)
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Ed note: From Space Editor Robert Block. NASA contractors Alliant Techsystems, Inc., and United Space Alliance are continuing talks to resolve their contract battle that could threaten NASA's plans for the Constellation moon rocket program USA had planned a work...
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NASA Watch (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
NASA contractors call truce, try to settle dispute over Ares rockets , Orlando Sentinel "NASA contractors Alliant Techsystems and United Space Alliance declared a weeklong truce in their contract battle that threatens plans for the Constellation moon-rocket program. The truce means that USA workers will continue working on NASA's next-generation Ares rocket and its Ares I-X test model for seven more...
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The Write Stuff (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
NASA contractors Alliant Techsystems, Inc., and United Space Alliance on Friday declared a week-long truce in what has become a nasty contract battle that threatened to upset NASA’s plans for its Constellation moon rocket program. The truce means that USA...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The U.S. Army has awarded an additional $104.3 million in contracts to the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence. Operated by Minnesota-based Alliant Techsystems, Lake City is the largest supplier of small-caliber ammunition to the nation's military forces, including 5.56mm, 7.62mm, .50-caliber and 20mm cartridges.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence will do the work for a new $104.3 million Army contract with its parent company, Alliant Techsystems.
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NASA Watch (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
NASA OIG: Final Memorandum on the Review of Rocket Segment Handling "The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of the reporting procedures used by Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) for a rocket segment handling incident. We initiated this review in response to a complaint alleging that personnel at ATK did not follow proper reporting procedures subsequent to an incident involving the...
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The Sacramento Business Journal (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Alliant Techsystems has won a $97 million contract to develop a missile system for the Navy, and will work with Sacramento-area defense contractor Composite Engineering Inc. on the project. (ATK)
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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
NASA safety officials terminated the launch of Alliant Techsystems (ATK) two-stage solid-propellant sub-orbital rocket early this morning after noting erratic flight of the ALV-X1 rocket as it approached 3,658m (12,000ft) altitude close to 27s Source: www.flightglobal.com NASA destroys rocket after failed launch - San Diego Union-TribuneWALLOPS ISLAND, Va. [...]
