Orbital ATK Wins $120 Million Medium And Large Caliber Ammunition Contracts

Orbital ATK announced Tuesday that it has won $120 million domestic and international contracts for tactical and target practice medium- and large-caliber ammunition. 

Medium caliber orders included a broad range of purchases for 20mm, 25mm, 30mm and LW30mm ammunition for multiple services for use with air, sea and land weapons platforms. These contracts are awarded through the US Army Maneuver Ammunition Systems in its role as the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition.

International medium caliber orders span a range of 25mm cartridges, including the M791 Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot with Tracer and its ballistically-matched, target practice counterpart M793 which provides realistic training at a low cost. 

The large-caliber ammunition contracts are for the 120mm, M1002 Multi-Purpose Anti-Tank, Target Practice with Tracer, and M865 Target Practice Cone Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer designed for use with the Abrams main battle tank. 

Additional large caliber awards are for further development and low-rate production of the M829E4, which is the US Army’s fifth generation, 120mm kinetic energy anti-tank cartridge. The cartridge incorporates an advanced design, long-rod penetrator and proprietary, three-petal composite sabot that facilitates the most efficient transfer of energy to maximize the rod’s penetrating power.