DefenceTalkUS defense group Northrop Grumman will buy out the rocket and missile maker Orbital ATK in a deal worth $9.2 billion, the firms said on Monday. The announcement comes around two weeks after industrial conglomerate United Technologies acquired aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins in a $30 billion deal. “Northrop Grumman will acquire Orbital ATK for approximately […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-to-buy-space-firm-orbital-for-9-2-bn-70492/

DefenceTalkUS defense group Northrop Grumman is poised to buy out smaller rival Orbital ATK in a deal worth $7.5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal, which comes around two weeks after industrial conglomerate United Technologies acquired aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins in a $30 billion deal, could be formalized by Monday, the paper […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northtrop-grumman-poised-to-buy-orbital-report-70470/

DefenceTalkOrbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that it recently received a contract modification from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems for the purchase of M257 (visible) and M278 (infrared) illuminating flares for the Hydra-70 family of rockets. The Hydra-70 warheads can be fired from a variety of rotary and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/orbital-atk-receives-order-for-hydra-70-rocket-launched-illuminating-flares-69514/

DefenceTalkOrbital ATK (OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today it was awarded a $47 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Systems Directorate for the development of a solid rocket propulsion system prototype to support the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program for national security […]https://www.defencetalk.com/orbital-atk-receives-47-million-award-for-rocket-propulsion-system-development-66385/

DefenceTalkOrbital ATK, Inc. and the U.S. Navy successfully launched and scored a direct hit against an advanced enemy air defense radar system during a live fire test of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Block 1 Software Upgrade at China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center on Sept. 22, 2015. The AARGM Block 1 Software […]https://www.defencetalk.com/orbital-atks-upgraded-aargm-missile-scores-direct-hit-65951/

DefenceTalkOrbital ATK announced today that it has been awarded a $119 million contract by the U.S. Navy for the fourth full-rate production lot of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) and a fifth lot for up to $141 million. The contract covers All-Up Round missiles and captive air training missiles for the U.S. Navy and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/orbital-wins-order-advanced-anti-radiation-guided-missile-aargm-65308/