Orbital ATK Awarded Five-Year Contract to Supply Non-Standard Ammunition to Department of Defense
April 18 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Initial Order Placed on IDIQ Contract for
$20 Million
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies, announced today that it has been awarded an
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract award with
the U.S. government to supply non-U.S. standard ammunition (NSA)
and mortar weapons systems for the Department of Defense (DOD) in
support of international allies. The selection of Orbital ATK as a
provider to the NSA program demonstrates the company’s expertise in
program, technical and supply chain management, and is complemented
by a worldwide team of proven suppliers.
Orbital ATK received orders of approximately $300 million under
the previous three-year NSA IDIQ contract, which expired in
December 2015. The company has been the leading supplier to the NSA
program since its inception in 2008, providing 600 million units of
NSA products to our country’s allies. This new IDIQ contract comes
with an initial award of approximately $20 million.
“Orbital ATK is pleased to continue providing non-standard
ammunition to the United States Army for use in strategic
geographic theaters throughout the world,” said Kent Holiday, Vice
President and General Manager of Orbital ATK's Small Caliber
Systems division of the Defense Systems Group. “The strength of our
team is our worldwide supply chain that provides affordable,
high-quality ammunition to our allies.”
Orbital ATK is the operator of the U.S. Army’s Lake City Army
Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri, where it is the largest
manufacturer of small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Orbital ATK Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in
providing innovative and affordable ammunition, precision and
strike weapons, electronic warfare systems, and missile components
across air-, sea-, and land-based systems.
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 United States
and in several international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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