ATK said that ATK Missile Products Company, Rocket Center, W.Va., will become ATK Tactical Systems Company effective Aug. 1.
The name change reflects the company's expanded product offering and customer base following the operational integration of Thiokol Propulsion Company's Elkton, Md.-based tactical propulsion operations into its business. ATK acquired Thiokol Propulsion in April 2001.
A leader in tactical and space propulsion, ATK Tactical Systems Company-Elkton Operations is a key supplier for Navy ballistic missile defense programs, and manufactures STARTM motors for space payload placement. ATK Tactical Systems Company-Rocket Center Operations develops and produces a wide range of tactical propulsion, warhead, composite structures, and metal fabrication products for the U.S. Department of Defense. ATK Tactical Systems Company will be headquartered in Rocket Center.
"The combined strengths of these two centers of manufacturing excellence and more than 1,000 highly skilled and dedicated employees make ATK Tactical Systems Company one of America's preeminent suppliers of defense and space- related aerospace components and sub-systems," said Daniel J. Murphy Jr., President, ATK Tactical Systems Company.
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ATK Missile Products Company to Become ATK Tactical Systems Company - Name Change Reflects Expanded Product Offering and Customer Base
