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Army

ATK To Develop GMLRS Alternative Warhead

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

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ATK [ATK] yesterday said the Army has chosen it to develop an alternative warhead for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). In 2009, Defense Daily identified ATK as well as Aerojet [GY] and General Dynamics [GD] as companies awarded engineering and manufacturing design and demonstration contracts in light of a Defense Department revision to its cluster munitions policy, requiring technology upgrades to mitigate harm to civilians and friendly troops (Defense Daily, Sept. 9, 2009). The new rules state that…

Congress

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Army

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