International Orders for Orbital ATK's Bushmaster Cannons & Medium-Caliber Ammunition Total $600 Million During Past Three Mo...
February 20 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Strong International Demand Evident Across
Multiple Countries and Platforms
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, announced today that the company has booked
approximately $600 million in orders during the past three months
for the company’s medium-caliber cannons and related munitions.
These orders were placed by multiple customers who have contracted
for the popular MK44 and M230 link-fed Bushmaster® Chain Guns®, the
associated medium-caliber tactical and target practice ammunition,
and aftermarket services. The delivery schedules for the new orders
extend through 2020.
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Orbital ATK's MK44 Bushmaster Chain Gun
is easily integrated into various turrets and weapons stations. The
MK44 is shown here integrated into the Kongsberg Protector remote
turret on top of a General Dynamics Land Systems' LAV. The MK44 is
available as a 30mm or 40mm configuration. (Photo: Business
Wire)
With an installed base surpassing 16,000 cannons worldwide,
Bushmaster chain guns are sought after for their battle-proven
reliability and combat effectiveness by the U.S. military, as well
as allies around the world who are fielding new systems or are
upgrading existing platforms to meet growing threats. Their
capabilities are now being further enhanced by the company’s
introduction of advanced medium-caliber ammunition.
“Our cannons are easily integrated onto a variety of land, air
and sea combat applications,” said Dan Olson, Vice President and
General Manager for the Armament Systems Division of Orbital ATK’s
Defense Systems Group. “Our delivery of these products reflects our
core mission to work together with our integrator partners as well
as our allies to create and deliver superior armaments and services
for those who defend their nation’s security.”
“During the past five years, Orbital ATK has focused its
business strategy to better serve our domestic customer base and to
grow internationally by providing the highest product quality and
affordability, while also being scalable to meet tomorrow's
requirements,” said Mike Kahn, President of Orbital ATK Defense
Systems Group. “We are now investing in the development of advanced
ammunition featuring precision guidance to provide unmatched
capabilities using our existing cannons, with initial products
entering production later this year.”
The MK44 cannon has the ability to use Orbital ATK’s 30mm MK310
Programmable Air Bursting Munitions (PABM), in addition to its
complete family of 30mm x 173mm ammunition, for precise
point-in-space burst to defeat enemy targets. The 30mm PABM offers
air burst, point detonate, and delay fuze settings, to provide
lethal suppressive fire through its air-burst function or to
penetrate light armor vehicles or reinforced concrete walls.
The MK44 is also upgradeable to a 40mm configuration that offers
greater stand-off range and increased firepower for the already
highly effective gun system. Currently, Orbital ATK is developing a
full family of 40mm ammunition to include a 40mm PABM which was
recently demonstrated during the company’s Bushmaster User
Conference in early February.
Orbital ATK’s M230LF is a link-fed version of the Apache attack
helicopter’s gun. The M230LF fires 30mm x 113mm ammunition that
includes High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) and
ballistically-matched training rounds. The HEDP round provides
armor defeat capability with a 2,000 meter range, with other target
defeat out to 4,000 meters. Weighing about 75 Kg, the M230LF is
easily integrated into a variety of light tactical vehicles and
weapons stations for both remote and manned operation.
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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