Composite Hardware to be Used Aboard Atlas V and Delta IV Rocket
Launches Through Approximately 2021
DULLES, Va.Dec. 17, 2015--
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE:OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, today announced that it has been awarded a contract from
United Launch Alliance (ULA) for large-size composite structures to be
used for the Atlas V and Delta IV vehicles in support of the current
United States Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELV)
programs. During the contract scope, Orbital ATK will produce large
composite structures for ULA, with deliveries commencing in 2016 and
continuing into early 2019. Hardware from the new order will support
both Atlas V and Delta IV launches through approximately 2021.
"Our long-standing involvement on both the Atlas V and Delta IV launch
vehicles is a strong demonstration of our workforce s engineering and
manufacturing abilities," said Steve Earl, Vice President and General
Manager of Orbital ATK s Aerospace Structures Division. "Our support of
ULA EELV missions is a critical element of our aerospace structures
business, and we are proud to provide support for these marquee launch
vehicle programs.
The order consists of a variety of composite structures 13 to 18 feet (4
to 5.5 meters) in diameter with lengths up to 63 feet (19 meters),
including fairings, payload adapters and diaphragms, interstages, nose
cones and structures providing main engine thermal/aerodynamic
protection. All of the structures will be fabricated in Orbital ATK s
Large Structures Center of Excellence (COE) in Iuka, Mississippi,
employing advanced fiber placement and hand lay-up processes, automated
machining and ultrasonic inspection techniques. The Large Structures COE
boasts more than 320,000 square feet of manufacturing floor space,
including 86,000 square feet of clean room facility, which houses some
of the largest specialized processing equipment of its kind in the
United States.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies.
The company designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation
systems for customers around the world, both as a prime contractor and
merchant supplier. Its main products include launch vehicles and related
propulsion systems; missile products, subsystems and defense
electronics; precision weapons, armament systems and ammunition;
satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced
aerospace structures. Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK
employs approximately 12,000 people in 18 states across the U.S. and in
several international locations. For more information, visit www.orbitalatk.com.
Source: Orbital ATK
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