ATK Awarded Contract to Develop Rocket Motors for Mongoose Countermine System
Dec 20, 2001
ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) has been awarded a contract from BAE SYSTEMS, Austin, Texas, to develop and demonstrate solid-propellant insensitive munitions (IM) rocket motors for the U.S. Army's Mongoose countermine system program. BAE SYSTEMS is the prime contractor for the program's system development and demonstration phase.
The Mongoose system is a rocket-deployed array of countermine shaped charges designed to provide a cleared lane through anti-vehicle minefields by explosively neutralizing surface-laid and buried mines. The system's shaped-charge neutralization technology will clear a wide variety of mines regardless of the fuze. It is command detonated to protect the crew of the vehicle from which it is launched.
Under the five-year contract, ATK Tactical Systems Company, Rocket Center, W. Va., will develop and demonstrate two separate solid propellant IM motors for the Mongoose system: one for the U.S. Army's Brigade Combat Team and one for the service's Legacy Force.
"We are pleased to have been selected by BAE SYSTEMS to develop IM-compliant rocket motors for the Mongoose countermine system, which will support our 21st century warfighters," said Dan Murphy, president, ATK Tactical Systems Company. "ATK has developed and demonstrated the most advanced IM propellant available in the propulsion industry today. We anticipate that successful performance on this program will strengthen our relationship with BAE SYSTEMS."
ATK is a $1.7 billion aerospace and defense company with leading positions in propulsion, composite structures, munitions, and precision capabilities. The company, which is headquartered in Edina, Minn., employs approximately 11,400 people and has two business groups: Aerospace and Defense. ATK news and information can be found on the Internet at http://www.atk.com/
SOURCE: Alliant Techsystems
Contact: Media, Rod Bitz, +1-952-351-3063, rod_bitz@atk.com, or
Investors, Steve Wold, +1-952-351-3056, steve_wold@atk.com, both for Alliant Techsystems
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