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Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) supplies aerospace and defense products to the U.S. Government, U.S. allies, and contractors. ATK also supplies ammunition to federal and local law enforcement agencies and commercial markets. It operates in five segments: ATK Thiokol, Ammunition, Precision Systems, Advanced Propulsion and Space Systems, and ATK Mission Research. The ATK Thiokol segment provides motors for human access to space, land- and sea-based strategic missiles, commercial and government space launch vehicles, and missile defense interceptors. The Ammunition segment supplies small-caliber military ammunition, medium-caliber ammunition, ammunition and rocket propellants, energetic materials, commercial and military smokeless powder, law enforcement and sporting ammunition, and ammunition-related products. The Precision Systems segment develops, demonstrates, and manufactures gun-launched guided and conventional large-caliber ammunition, tactical missile systems, tactical rocket motors and warheads, composite structures for aircraft and weapons systems, soldier weapon systems, air weapon systems, fuzes and proximity sensors, missile warning and radar jamming systems, electronic warfare support systems, barrier systems, lithium and lithium-ION batteries for military and aerospace applications, and medium-caliber gun systems. The Advanced Propulsion and Space Systems segment supplies solid propellant rocket motors, integrated boosters and upper stages, advanced ordnance, and control systems for missile defense, space, strategic, tactical, and commercial applications; composite structures for space launch vehicles, rocket motor casings, military, and commercial aircraft; telescope, satellite and spacecraft structures, optical benches, and antenna reflectors; and hypervelocity and air-breathing propulsion systems for aerospace vehicles and weapon systems. The ATK Mission Research segment develops technologies that address national security and homeland defense requirements in areas, such as directed energy, electro-optical and infrared sensors, aircraft sensor integration, antennas and radomes, signal processing, and specialized composites. Alliant Techsystems was formed in 1990 as a result of the spin off of Honeywell, Inc.'s defense businesses. The company has its headquarters in Edina, Minnesota.

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