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ATK To Supply Non-Standard Ammunition For Afghanistan

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Friday, October 2nd, 2009

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ATK [ATK] yesterday announced it has received an initial $105 million contract award as part of a three-year contract to supply various types of non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition for the security forces of Afghanistan. If all options are fully exercised, the contract value could potentially exceed $200 million. This is ATK's second contract from the U.S. Army to supply non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition for the security forces of Afghanistan. The first $87 million contract award was announced in December 2008. In this…

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