TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 18, 2018 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has unveiled the Next Generation Launch system rocket dubbed OmegA at the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado as the company continues to pursue work under the U.S. Air Force‘s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the rocket …

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, April 16, 2018 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has submitted a bid for one of the U.S. Air Force‘s Launch Services Agreements, with the company’s Next Generation Launch system as the rocket on offer, in response to the service branch’s efforts to identify multiple launch options for national …

An experimental satellite that Orbital ATK built for the U.S. Air Force took off Saturday aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Orbital ATK said Sunday the ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment satellite that launched as part of the Air Force Space …

The U.S. Army has ordered more than $115 million worth of 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50 caliber rounds from Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA). Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will produce the ammunition at a U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated manufacturing plant located in Independence, Missouri. The company has invested more than in research, development and capital resources at …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2018 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has tested the SR 118 rocket motor technology in preparation for the Ascent Abort 2 Flight Test, which seeks to assess a system designed to keep astronauts safe if a problem occurs during spacecraft ascent, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 27, 2018 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) will construct a 47-acre campus expansion for its launch vehicles operations in Chandler, Arizona, covering 617,000 square feet of space for two buildings and 261,000 square feet for manufacturing, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company announced Friday it plans to recruit 200 new …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2018 — Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) and Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) have reached an agreement to reaffirm the former’s exclusive rights to offer the Oriole solid propellant rocket motor in certain markets, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Orbital ATK’s missile products division cleared Kratos’ …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 15, 2018 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has participated at the Satellite 2018 conference and exhibition to showcase in-orbit satellite servicing technology that it expects to launch in 2021, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said its Mission Extension Pods and Mission Robotic Vehicle will be part of the Mission …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 13, 2018 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) is working to build a new rocket technology as part of its entry in the U.S. Air Force‘s Next Generation Launch program that seeks launch vehicles for future national security, science and commercial missions, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. KSL reported Sunday that …