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ATK Using A Twist To Get At Hidden Targets

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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps is in the midst of conducting qualification testing of ATK's [ATK] programmable air bursting round, designed to defeat targets hidden behind barriers, according to a company official. "The Marine Corps has a requirement to defeat targets behind walls, targets that are hidden. They needed the ability to defeat those targets," Jim Cates, vice president and general manager integrated weapons systems, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. The Programmable Air Bursting Munition (PABM) has…

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