Orbital ATK Reaches 50th Launch of Coyote Target
October 05 2015 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
GQM-163A Supports U.S. Navy Ship Defense and
Fleet Training
Cost-Effective Target Simulates Supersonic
Threats
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE:OA), a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies marked the 50th and 51st missions of GQM-163A
“Coyote” target vehicle for the U.S. Navy, as they completed
flights tests launched from White Sands Missile Range last
month.
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“Marking over 50 missions is a major accomplishment for the
program,” said Scott Lehr, Orbital ATK President Flight Systems
Group. “The Coyote’s high-performing capabilities are critical to
ensuring the Navy’s defense systems remain on the cutting-edge and
ready to respond.”
The supersonic Coyote target vehicle is based on a solid fuel
ramjet propulsion system that is integrated into a compact missile
airframe. Rail-launched from naval test and training ranges, the
highly maneuverable Coyote has two optional flight trajectories:
“sea skimmer” and “high-diver.”
These Coyote missions were conducted in a “high-diver”
trajectory which reaches speeds more than Mach 3.5, marking the
fourth and fifth successful launches completed this year.
“We are committed to providing our customers with a reliable
high-quality platform,” said Rich Straka, Vice President and
General Manager Orbital ATK Launch Vehicles Division. “There is a
sense of pride involved as we deliver cost-effective, robust and
flexible systems that enable the Navy to train and be prepared for
real-world threats.”
The development and manufacturing of the Coyote vehicles occurs
at Orbital ATK’s facility in Chandler, Arizona.
Throughout the history of the program, Coyote targets have been
successfully launched from four sites including San Nicolas Island
in the Point Mugu Test Range; the Pacific Missile Range on Kauai,
Hawaii; Ile du Levant near the French Mediterranean coast; and
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Orbital ATK was awarded an initial development contract in 2000.
Since that time, the company has received multiple orders from the
U.S. Navy, as well as orders from the Royal Australian Navy,
French, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) and other foreign
military sales customers. Approximately 120 units of the supersonic
sea-skimming target missile have been ordered to date.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs more than
12,000 people in 18 states across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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