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ATK Begins Deliveries of Load-Bearing Vests for U.S. Marine Corps

ATK's Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Eagle Industries, Rapidly Producing Vests to Support Urgent Requirement for Marines in Afghanistan Eagle Scalable Plate Carrier(TM) Lightens the Load for U.S. Marines

Nov 10, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has commenced deliveries of the Scalable Plate Carrier(TM) (SPC) for the U.S. Marine Corps. The first production run of 10,000 SPCs, which began on September 1, was completed and delivered on October 15. From February 2008 through January 2010, ATK will have delivered approximately 65,000 SPCs and components to the U.S. Marine Corps.

ATK has consistently demonstrated the capability to respond promptly to the critical needs of the Armed Forces. In 2008, ATK's wholly owned subsidiary, Eagle Industries developed, produced and delivered the Marines' urgent requirement of 15,000 SPCs. Rapid fielding of the SPC is imperative as the U.S. Marine Corps continues deployments into Afghanistan. Marines operating at high altitudes require a lighter ballistic protection capability and the SPC exceeds that requirement. Benefits of this system include the SPC's slim design and highly adaptable configuration, offering increased maneuverability and survivability for the Marine.

"ATK's expertise in customized mission-essential products sets us apart from our competitors. Our unique manufacturing capabilities greatly enhance our response time, from concept to large scale production, without compromising quality," said Mark DeYoung, ATK Senior Vice President and President Armament Systems. "Our customers continue to rely on us to deliver the best value solutions, regardless of complexity, or urgency of requirement."

ATK is a premier aerospace and defense company with more than 18,000 employees in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and revenues of approximately $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.

Certain information discussed in this press release constitutes forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although ATK believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Among those factors are: the challenges associated with producing load-carrying equipment; changes in governmental spending, budgetary policies and product sourcing strategies; the company's competitive environment; the terms and timing of awards and contracts; and economic conditions. ATK undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For further information on factors that could impact ATK, and statements contained herein, please refer to ATK's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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