BizJ reports:
Friday, December 5, 2008
ATK gets $87M deal to supply ammo to Afghans
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - by Sam Black Staff Writer
Alliant Techsystems Inc. announced today that it received an $87 million contract to supply various types of ammunition to the Afghan National Security Forces.
The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill.
Eden Prairie-based ATK (NYSE: ATK) will manage the supply chain and provide the U.S. allies in Afghanistan with “non-standard small, medium, large caliber ammunition and rockets,” according to a press release.
ATK will use various international manufacturers and distributors to fulfill the contract.
“This award validates our pursuit of new international growth opportunities that are transforming ATK into a world class integrator of global defense systems,” said Mark DeYoung, President of ATK’s Armament Systems division.
It's jobs.
No napalm for them to smell in the morning. There's no Afghan Air Force to drop any.