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=About=
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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.
'''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 is currently one of the largest ammunition manufacturing entities on 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 ATK Orbital.
 
It is worth noting that ATK has 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 ATK Orbital suing HK for $27 million over issues with delivery of XM25 prototypes.


=Specifications=
=Specifications=

Revision as of 00:34, 29 March 2017

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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 is currently one of the largest ammunition manufacturing entities on 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 ATK Orbital.

It is worth noting that ATK has 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 ATK Orbital suing HK for $27 million over issues with delivery of XM25 prototypes.

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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M230 Chain Gun 30x113mm various 1975 - Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Rifles

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
XM29 OICW 5.56x45mm / 20x28mm (early), 25x40mm (late) 30 / 6 Never Produced various prototypes Error creating thumbnail: File missing
XM8 5.56x45mm NATO 30, 100 2003 - 2004
(Prototypes Only)
XM8 Carbine
XM8 Compact Carbine
XM8 Sharpshooter Rifle
XM8 Automatic Rifle
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Launchers

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
MK19 MOD-3 40x53mm various 1968 - Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing
XM25 CDTE 25x40mm 4, 5 2010 - Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Land Mines

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