MINNEAPOLIS --- Alliant Techsystems has received a $75.7 million contract from Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., to produce solid propulsion systems for all three stages of the U.S. Navy's Trident II (D-5) Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM).
Under terms of the contract, ATK will continue to supply Trident solid propulsion systems to the Trident II (D-5) Missile System Prime Contractor, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, through 2009. Trident II (D-5) is the only U.S. submarine-launched strategic missile system in production today. It was first deployed in 1990 and is planned for continuous deployment to 2042.
ATK is the world's leading supplier of solid rocket motors. It has a 49-year history of producing solid propulsion systems for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, beginning with the Polaris missile and continuing through the Trident II (D-5) FBM. The company's solid rocket portfolio ranges from 3-inch diameter spin motors to the Space Shuttle's Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM).
ATK is an advanced weapon and space systems company with expected FY06 revenue of $3.0 billion. The company employs approximately 14,000 people in 23 states.
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ATK Awarded $75 Million Contract for Trident II Solid Propulsion
