Orbital ATK Awarded $16 Million to Develop Next Generation 120mm Tank Ammo
October 08 2015 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Single Advanced Multi-Purpose Round Gives
Abrams Main Battle Tank the Capability of Four Existing
Munitions
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, announced today that the company was awarded a $16
million contract with options for the first phase of development
for the 120mm Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP), XM1147 High Explosive
Multi-Purpose with Tracer cartridge. This new tank ammunition will
provide Abrams Main Battle Tank crews a multi-purpose round that
replaces four existing rounds, giving greater mission flexibility
and main-gun capability through a single munition for multiple
engagement scenarios.
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Orbital ATK qualified the current
multi-purpose round for the Abrams tank. When development is
complete, the Advanced Multi-Purpose cartridge will provide a
next-generation tactical capability for U.S. tank crews. (Photo:
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AMP provides bunker and light-armor defeat, obstacle reduction
and dismount engagement. Additionally, the round provides tank
crews with an added capability to breach reinforced walls, and
engage anti-tank crews and dismounts at ranges up to 2,000
meters.
“Our ammunition innovations like advanced kinetic energy
penetrators and airbursting munitions are providing combat
overmatch for our warfighters – which is our company’s mission,”
said Dan Olson, Vice President and General Manager for Orbital
ATK’s Armament Systems division of the Defense Systems Group. “Our
ability to innovate comes from a long history of creating new
capabilities for existing systems through our expertise in fuzing,
warheads and platform integration.”
Earlier this year, Orbital ATK and the U.S. Army completed
qualification for the M829E4, creating the Army's fifth generation,
120mm kinetic energy round that features a penetrator capable of
defeating all modern armor protection suites as well as future
armor protection concepts.
Orbital ATK has successfully type-classified 11 of the 13
current 120mm tactical and training rounds for the Abrams tank
during more than 30 years of experience partnering with the U.S.
Army to provide the warfighter with advanced ammunition types.
Since 1980, Orbital ATK has delivered more than 4 million rounds
of 120mm tactical and training tank ammunition to the U.S. Army,
U.S. Marine Corps, and allied militaries. Through its proven,
system-level contracting approach that reduces risk to the
customer, Orbital ATK has delivered a constant supply of
consistently reliable and affordable 120mm ammunition.
Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in
providing innovative and affordable precision and strike weapons,
advanced propulsion and hypersonics, missile components across
air-, sea- and land-based systems, ammunition and related energetic
products.
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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