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ATK Awarded Contract For Non-NATO Weapons For Afghanistan

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Friday, November 13th, 2009

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ATK [ATK] has been awarded a $21 million contract by the U.S. Army Aberdeen Contracting Center at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., to supply various types of non-standard (non-NATO) weapon systems for the security forces of Afghanistan. "ATK successfully demonstrated its technical and international supply chain management capabilities under its first non-standard ammunition contract for Afghanistan in early 2009," said Mark DeYoung, ATK senior vice president and president Armament Systems. "This initial contract was successfully completed with quality munitions delivered into…

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