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ATK and Hill Air Force Base Enter into Composite Structures Partnering Agreement

Sep 23, 2002

Minneapolis, Sept. 23, 2002 – ATK (Alliant Techsystems, NYSE: ATK) said ATK Composites, Clearfield, Utah, and the U.S. Air Force Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC) Depot Maintenance Activity Group, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, have signed a formal partnering agreement to further the advancement of composite fabrication technology and improve the affordability of composite structures.

As part of the agreement, ATK Composites and the OO-ALC Advanced Composites Office will share equipment and resources.

"ATK Composites and Hill Air Force Base have complementary capabilities and overlapping interests," said Travis Campbell, president, ATK Composites. "This partnership will allow us to leverage each other’s capabilities to add value to our products and ultimately pass on those benefits to our customers."

Patented manufacturing techniques together with strict and uncompromising attention to process control, schedule, and affordability have made ATK Composites one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance composite structures. The company produces structures for military and commercial aircraft, space launch vehicles, satellites, and spacecraft.

ATK is a $2.1 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 11,300 people and has three business groups: Aerospace, Precision Systems, and Ammunition. ATK news and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.

OO-ALC (www.hill.af.mil) is the Air Force Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for stealth aircraft structural composite materials. In addition to supporting the B-2 Spirit multi-role bomber, the center provides worldwide engineering and logistics management for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt, Minuteman III and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles. The base currently performs depot maintenance of the F-16, A-10 and C-130 Hercules aircraft.