Orbital ATK Receives $14 Million Contract for Production of Alternative Warhead for Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
January 20 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Contract Marks Initial Phase of Production
for New Alternative Warhead
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, announced today that Lockheed Martin has awarded a
$14 million contract to Orbital ATK to produce its Guided Multiple
Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) for the U.S.
Army.
In tests, the Orbital ATK warheads with Lethality Enhanced
Ordnance (LEO) technology achieved the Army’s stated requirements
for area effects, but left behind no unexploded ordnance, a major
accomplishment for this warhead design.
The GMLRS AW Engineering, Manufacturing and Development team
recently completed all Developmental Test/Operational Test flight
tests, demonstrating the full functionality of the LEO design and
ability to meet the GMLRS requirements.
“This type of warhead represents a significant capability for
the Army,” said Pat Nolan, Vice President and General Manager for
Orbital ATK’s Missile Products Division of the Defense Systems
Group. “We are very excited to be part of the Lockheed Martin GMLRS
program fielding this technology and its many applications within
the military.”
In addition to its application in the GMLRS, Orbital ATK’s LEO
technology has been successfully tested on warheads ranging in size
from 0.5 to 250 pounds. These warheads include the Small Organic
Precision Munition, M1061 mortar round, 155mm unitary cannon
cluster munition replacement and the Small Diameter Bomb.
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
approximately 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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