Alliant Techsystems News

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Sunday, February 7, 2010 Source: Alliant Techsystems - Comments Test will Ensure Safety for Four Remaining Shuttle Flights Alliant Techsystems and NASA will conduct the last ground test for the Space Shuttle program on February 25, marking the closure of a program that has spanned more than three decades and ushering in ...

The head of Alliant Techsystems' largest division on Thursday was named to lead the military supplier and aerospace contractor.

Revenue $1,141.5 $1,109.5 +2.9 Income 78.4 61.3 +27.8 Net/cm 78.4 61.4 +27.6 Earn/share 2.33 1.85 +25.9 9 months Revenue $3,558.6 $3,326.3 +7.0 Income* 220.5 177.3 +24.4 Net/cm* 220.3 177.3 +24.3 Earn/share 6.60 5.17 +27.7 Figures in millions except for earnings per share.

An Ogden native who climbed through the ranks has been selected to lead Minneapolis-based Alliant Techsystems.

Northrop Grumman Corp. swung to a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday on an easy prior-year comparison, with demand for its aerospace and electronic products offsetting a decline in shipbuilding.

Munitions maker Alliant Techsystems has named Mark DeYoung as its new president and chief executive, ending the search for a permanent CEO that began when long-time CEO Dan Murphy stepped down in November.

NASA budget cut would hit ATK: Alliant Techsystems is objecting to the Obama administrationa TMs proposal to cut a major program out of NASAa TMs budget.

President Barack Obama wants to outsource future space flights to private companies, a move that, while expected, could have disastrous impacts for workers in northern Utah.

The company that builds booster rockets for the space shuttle is laying off another 420 workers.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, January 29, 2010 Source: Lansmont Corporation - Comments Lansmont Enters NASA's Office of Small Business Program Mentor-Protege Program with ATK Lansmont Corporation, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and a leading provider of state of the art engineering services, manufacturing capacity and test ...

Birmingham's EGS Commercial Real Estate Inc. announced nearly 100,000 square feet in recent local leasing activity.

Fastenal Company's fourth-quarter profit decreased 29 percent on slack demand in the industrial production and nonresidential construction businesses that fuel the company's bottom line.

BNET Government provides daily industry trends and global news coverage with insights for managers and executives within the world wide business of government contracting.

Minnesota stocks fell Tuesday, led by Alliant Techsystems Inc. and Unitedhealth Group Inc.

Alliant Techsystems successfully tested its newly developed CASTOR30 upper stage solid rocket motor recently at the U.S. Air Forcea s Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee.

A Castor 30 rocket motor was ground-tested Dec. 9, 2009, at the Arnold Engineering Development Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in a specialized vacuum chamber that simulates the altitude at which the upper-stage motor will operate.

NASA, Alliant Techsystems and Lockheed Martin performed a ground test of a full-scale attitude control motor for the launch abort system of the Orion crew exploration vehicle.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation has restarted its programs in Ukraine, according to the corporation.

Alliant Techsystems performed a ground test of a full-scale attitude control motor for the launch abort system of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle.

A safety motor, designed to whisk the Orion capsule to safety, is tested by NASA and ATK.