Orbital ATK, Inc. is an aerospace and defense company that operates in the
United States and internationally. The Company was incorporated in Delaware
in 1990. Prior to February 9, 2015, the Company was known as Alliant Techsystems
Inc. (“ATK”). The Company designs, builds and delivers space, defense
and aviation-related systems to customers around the world both as a prime contractor
and as a merchant supplier. Its main products include launch vehicles and related
propulsion systems; satellites and associated components and services; composite
aerospace structures; tactical missiles, subsystems and defense electronics;
and precision weapons, armament systems and ammunition. The Company is headquartered
in Dulles, Virginia.
Flight Systems Group is comprised of Orbital's former Launch Vehicles segment
and a portion of the Company's former Aerospace Group (Aerospace Structures
division and Space Systems Operations' Launch Systems business). Our new Flight
Systems Group is well-positioned in its markets, as follows:
premier producer of solid rocket propulsion systems and specialty energetic
products,
leading provider of small- and medium-class space launch vehicles for civil,
military and commercial missions,
major supplier of interceptor boosters and target vehicles for missile defense
applications, and
manufacturer of composite structures for commercial and military aircraft and
launch vehicles.
Defense Systems Group is comprised entirely of the Company's former Defense
Group (Armament Systems, Defense Electronic Systems, Missile Products and Small-caliber
Systems divisions). Our Defense Systems Group is also well-positioned in its
markets:
leader in propulsion and controls for air-, sea- and land-based tactical missiles
and missile defense interceptors as well as in fusing and warheads for tactical
missiles and munitions,
supplier of advanced defense electronics for next-generation strike weapon systems,
missile-warning and aircraft survivability, and special-mission aircraft,
leading producer of medium- and large-caliber ammunition, medium-caliber gun
systems and precision munitions guidance kits, and
leading U.S. producer of small-caliber ammunition.
Space Systems Group is comprised of Orbital's former Advanced Space Programs
and Satellite and Space Systems segments and a portion of ATK's former Aerospace
Group (Space Components division and part of the Space Systems Operations division).
Our Space Systems Group is also well-positioned in its markets:
leading provider of small- and medium-class commercial satellites used for global
communications and high-resolution Earth imaging,
leading provider of small- and medium-class spacecraft that perform scientific
research and national security missions for government customers,
provider of commercial cargo delivery services to the International Space Station
and developer of advanced space systems, and
premier provider of spacecraft components and subsystems and specialized engineering
services.
Flight Systems Group develops rockets that are used as small- and medium-class
space launch vehicles to place satellites into Earth orbit and escape trajectories,
interceptor and target vehicles for missile defense systems and suborbital launch
vehicles that place payloads into a variety of high-altitude trajectories. The
Group also develops and produces medium- and large-class rocket propulsion systems
for human and cargo launch vehicles, strategic missiles, missile defense interceptors
and target vehicles. Additionally, Flight Systems Group operates in the military
and commercial aircraft and launch structures markets. Other products include
illuminating flares and aircraft countermeasures.
Defense Systems Group develops and produces military small-, medium-, and large-caliber
ammunition, small-caliber commercial ammunition, precision weapons and munitions,
high-performance gun systems, and propellant and energetic materials. It operates
the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, MO ("LCAAP")
and a Naval Sea Systems Command (“NAVSEA”) facility in Rocket Center,
WV. Defense Systems Group is also a leader in tactical solid rocket motor development
and production for a variety of air-, sea- and land-based missile systems. The
Group serves a variety of domestic and international customers in the defense
and security markets in either a prime contractor, partner or supplier role.
Defense Systems Group also provides propulsion control systems that support
Missile Defense Agency and NASA programs, airborne missile warning systems,
advanced fuzes, and defense electronics. The Group produces the U.S. Navy's
Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (“AARGM”) and the Multi-Stage
Supersonic Target (“MSST”), and has developed advanced air-breathing
propulsion systems and special mission aircraft for specialized applications.
Space Systems Group develops and produces small- and medium-class satellites
that are used to enable global and regional communications and broadcasting,
conduct space-related scientific research, and perform other activities related
to national security. In addition, Space Systems Group develops and produces
human-rated space systems for Earth-orbit and deep-space exploration, including
re-supplying the ISS. This Group is also a provider of spacecraft components
and subsystems and specialized engineering and operations services to U.S. government
agencies.