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Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

Dulles, Virginia, USA - May 30, 2017

• Award Supports Service Life Extension of Nation’s Premier Bomber

Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that it has received an initial $90 million contract from Northrop Grumman to produce composite components for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber with an option for follow-on orders.

Military Aircraft Structures
Orbital ATK's industry leadership in high-strength, lightweight composite materials makes it the partner of choice to develop and fabricate technically complex components for military aircraft.
Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

Under the terms of the 5-year contract, Orbital ATK will perform Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) and produce 17 Hot Trailing Edge (HTE) composite parts.

Production will take place at Orbital ATK's Aerospace Structures Division facility in Dayton, Ohio, later this year.

Sidewinder Rocket Motors
Designed and manufactured by Orbital ATK, the SR116 AIM-9P Sidewinder rocket motor is a single-thrust propulsion system. The rocket motor is reentering production in 2015 to extend the service life of AIM-9P missiles sold to NATO and allied countries.
Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

The U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is a key component of the nation's long-range strike arsenal, and one of the most survivable aircraft in the world. Its unique capabilities, including its stealth characteristics, allow it to penetrate the most sophisticated enemy defenses and hold at risk high value, heavily defended targets.


AC-235 Light Gunship Orbital ATK's special-mission aircraft offerings integrate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors, fire-control equipment, and an LW30 mm link-fed gun system. These capabilities are controlled by our STAR Mission System, which provides both day-and-night reconnaissance and fire-control capabilities, and the ability to acquire, monitor and track items of interest. Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

“We are honored to partner with Northrop Grumman to extend the service life of the B-2 bomber," said Steve Earl, Vice President and General Manager of Orbital ATK’s Aerospace Structures Division.
“This program capitalizes on our core competency of providing advanced composite structures that use innovative Orbital ATK manufacturing processes to fit our customer’s needs.”

MC-27J Multi-Mission Aircraft
Orbital ATK and Alenia Aermacchi entered into a partnership to develop the MC-27J, a multi-mission aircraft based on the C-27J tactical transport, with a Roll On/Roll Off weapons system.
Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

In its aerospace composites business, Orbital ATK uses proprietary production processes that shorten the manufacturing cycle and produce extremely high quality, complex components with unmatched repeatability through sophisticated robotics automation.


Engineered Solutions and Prototyping (ESP) Orbital ATK, as a subcontractor to Radiance Technologies Inc., provides hardware integration and test support to NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) through the Engineered Solutions and Prototyping (ESP) contract. Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

About Orbital ATK

Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies.

The company designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both as a prime contractor and merchant supplier.

David W. Thompson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

Its main products include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.

Photo courtesy of Orbital ATK

Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs approximately 12,000 people in 18 states across the U.S. and in several international locations.

For more information, visit www.orbitalatk.com.
http://www.orbitalatk.com/

Media Contact

Bryan Warren
(801) 775-1233
bryan.warren@orbitalatk.com

Investor Contact

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Source: Orbital ATK

http://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/default.asp

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