TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 18, 2019 — Northrop Grumman‘s (NYSE: NOC) innovation systems sector seeks to generate 175 new jobs in Cecil County, Md., in line with the expansion of its rocket engine manufacturing facility in Elkton, ExecutiveBiz reported March 5. The office of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said March …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2018 —  Mike Kahn, defense group president at Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), has said the company has expanded weapons facilities to support readiness for the anticipated rise in the demand for munitions and missiles from the Defense Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company has also …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 1, 2017 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has marked the delivery of the 100,000th propulsion motor for the AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile in a ceremony held early October at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 25. The company said Oct. 25 the tactical motor …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 16,  2015 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has partnered with Al Tuff International to establish an affiliate company in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 9. The affiliate will work to support Orbital ATK’s defense products and services portfolio for the region, the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 13,  2015 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has established a new subsidiary in Saudi Arabia that seeks to support the country’s national security and defense sectors, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday Alliant Techsystems Operations will be based in Riyadh and led by Salman Al Malik as CEO. “This …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 1,  2015 — The U.S. Secretary of Defense has appointed Darcy McGinn, chief technology officer of the defense electronic systems division of Orbital ATK’s (NYSE: OA) Defense Systems Group, as a member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. SAB members from …

TYSONS CORNER, VA September 22, 2015 — NASA has handed Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) subsidiary Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC qualification to research aerospace propulsion technologies under the RTAPS2 vehicle in support of Glenn Research Center, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. “This effort reflects our continued commitment to be a key partner in NASA’s pioneering …

TYSONS CORNER, VA April 9, 2015 — Executive Mosaic —ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday on Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) landing a $90 million contract to supply the steering control technology for the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system. Orbital said Tuesday its attitude control motor can produce up to 7, 000 pounds of steering force,  using …

Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 9, 2015 – Mike Kahn, ATK senior vice president and defense group president, has made it to this year’s Wash100 list of the most influential leaders in GovCon for his leadership role in the defense sector. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public …

Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has received a $30 million contract to produce additional missile warning systems for the U.S. Navy. The company will build optical sensor converters and computer processors, retrofit weapon-replaceable assembly upgrades and deliver countermeasures signals simulator to test systems operability, Orbital ATK said Friday. Mike Kahn, executive vice …