ATK Acquires Blackhawk
Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has purchased Blackhawk Industries Products Group Unlimited, LLC, a security firm. The acquisition, along with the recent acquisition of Eagle Industries, improves ATK’s position in a variety of markets. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Blackhawk supports our strategy of expanding into adjacent lanes while leveraging ATK’s [...]
Contract Award- ATK – $5 Million – Army
The US Army has awarded Alliant Techsystems a contract to support the Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative. Under the $5 million contract, ATK will have 3 months to design and demonstrate a program to develop precision mortars. The end of the first phase will involve flight testing and a shooting test between competing industry designs. Before [...]
Contract Award – ATK – $20 Million – Air Force
The US Air Force has awarded Alliant Techsystems a contract to produce and supply 30mm ammunition. The contract is worth $20 million and the ammunition will be delivered by December 2010. Under the contract, ATK will provide 30mm PGU-46/B High Explosive Incendiary ammunition for the Mk44 cannon, previously produced by ATK. The Mk44 is used [...]
Contract Award – Alliant Techsystems – $93 Million – Army
Alliant Techsystems (ATK), the largest small arms ammunition supplier to the US military, has received orders worth $93 million from the US Army Sustainment Command for small caliber ammunition. The ammunition requests cover the major small arms calibers utilized by the US military. ATK supplies standard small arms ammunition, including 5.56, 7.62, .50-caliber and 20mm. [...]
