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'''Alliant Techsystems''' or '''ATK''' is  one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the USA. It was formed in 1990 as a subsidiary of Honeywell Inc. as part of Honeywell's plan to exit the defense industry. ATK has four major divisions: ATK Aerospace Systems, ATK Armament Systems, ATK Missile Products, and ATK Security and Sporting. ATK Armament Systems is currently one of the largest ammunition manufacturing entities on the world. It is worth noting that ATK has worked together with [[Heckler & Koch]] on various weapon systems since the 1990s.
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'''Alliant Techsystems''' or '''ATK''' was one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the USA. It was formed in 1990 as a subsidiary of Honeywell Inc. as part of Honeywell's plan to exit the defense industry. ATK had four major divisions: ATK Aerospace Systems, ATK Armament Systems, ATK Missile Products, and ATK Security and Sporting. ATK Armament Systems was one of the largest ammunition manufacturing entities in the world.  
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In 2015, ATK merged with space and rocketry manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation, spinning off its sporting division as Vista Outdoor, with the main company becoming known as '''Orbital ATK'''. In 2018, Orbital ATK was purchased by Northrop Grumman and renamed '''Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems'''.
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It is worth noting that ATK had worked together with [[Heckler & Koch]] on various weapon systems since the 1990s, though as of 2017, this relationship seems to have gone extremely sour with Orbital ATK suing HK for $27 million over issues with delivery of [[XM25]] prototypes, ultimately settling out of court for $7.5 million.
  
 
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Revision as of 23:15, 29 November 2021

Alliant Techsystems


About

Alliant Techsystems or ATK was one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the USA. It was formed in 1990 as a subsidiary of Honeywell Inc. as part of Honeywell's plan to exit the defense industry. ATK had four major divisions: ATK Aerospace Systems, ATK Armament Systems, ATK Missile Products, and ATK Security and Sporting. ATK Armament Systems was one of the largest ammunition manufacturing entities in the world.

In 2015, ATK merged with space and rocketry manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation, spinning off its sporting division as Vista Outdoor, with the main company becoming known as Orbital ATK. In 2018, Orbital ATK was purchased by Northrop Grumman and renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.

It is worth noting that ATK had worked together with Heckler & Koch on various weapon systems since the 1990s, though as of 2017, this relationship seems to have gone extremely sour with Orbital ATK suing HK for $27 million over issues with delivery of XM25 prototypes, ultimately settling out of court for $7.5 million.

Specifications

Founded: 1990

Country of Origin: USA

Products: Machine Guns, Explosives, Ammunition, Missiles, Rockets

Guns

Machine Guns

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
M242 Bushmaster Cannon 25x137mm various 1972 - Present M242 Cannon.jpg
M230 Chain Gun 30x113mm various 1975 - Present Hughes-M230-Chain-Gun3.jpg

Rifles

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
XM29 OICW 5.56x45mm / 20x28mm (early), 25x40mm (late) 30 / 6 Never Produced various prototypes Oicw.jpg
XM8 5.56x45mm NATO 30, 100 2003 - 2004
(Prototypes Only)		 XM8 Carbine
XM8 Compact Carbine
XM8 Sharpshooter Rifle
XM8 Automatic Rifle		 XM8.JPG

Launchers

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
MK19 MOD-3 40x53mm various 1968 - Present US Mk. 19 40mm grenade machine-gun.jpg
XM25 CDTE 25x40mm 4, 5 Prototypes 2010 - 2017, cancelled 2018 ATKXM25.jpg

Land Mines

Weapon Produced Variants Image
Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition (SLAM) 1992 - 2002 M2
M3
M4		 SLAM.jpg
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