OREANDA-NEWS. April 19, 2016. Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract award with the U.S. government to supply non-U.S. standard ammunition (NSA) and mortar weapons systems for the Department of Defense (DOD) in support of international allies. The selection of Orbital ATK as a provider to the NSA program demonstrates the company’s expertise in program, technical and supply chain management, and is complemented by a worldwide team of proven suppliers.

Orbital ATK received orders of approximately \\$300 million under the previous three-year NSA IDIQ contract, which expired in December 2015. The company has been the leading supplier to the NSA program since its inception in 2008, providing 600 million units of NSA products to our country’s allies. This new IDIQ contract comes with an initial award of approximately \\$20 million.

“Orbital ATK is pleased to continue providing non-standard ammunition to the United States Army for use in strategic geographic theaters throughout the world,” said

Kent Holiday, Vice President and General Manager of Orbital ATK's Small Caliber Systems division of the Defense Systems Group. “The strength of our team is our worldwide supply chain that provides affordable, high-quality ammunition to our allies.”

Orbital ATK is the operator of the U.S. Army’s Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri, where it is the largest manufacturer of small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Orbital ATK Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in providing innovative and affordable ammunition, precision and strike weapons, electronic warfare systems, and missile components across air-, sea-, and land-based systems.

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 United States and in several international locations. For more information, visit www.orbitalatk.com.