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SUPPLY CHAIN
ATK has received orders totaling more
than $266 million for small caliber ammunition
under an indefinite delivery/indefinite
quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S.
Army Contracting Command, Rock Island.
This order includes a mix of 5.56 mm,
7.62 mm and .50-caliber military ammunition
to be produced at the Lake City Army
Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo.
ATK has operated the Lake City plant since
April 2000.
“ATK is honored to be the Army’s
industrial partner at the Lake City Army
Ammunition Plant, collaborating in the
operation and maintenance of the nation’s
largest ammunition production facility,”
Body Armor
Point Blank Enterprises Inc., a
leader in the production of soft body
armor and related protective solutions,
announced that it has been awarded
a firm-fixed-price contract from the
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to
provide improved outer tactical vest
and outer tactical vest components
to support U.S. Army and U.S. Air
Force personnel. This contract has a
maximum value of $119.9 million and
the company expects the first year’s
value to be approximately $50 million
with three one-year option awards
thereafter.
Commenting on this latest award,
Jim Henderson, chief executive officer,
stated, “We continue to receive large
volume orders from the U.S. military
and government given our past proven
performance, our ability to produce
high volume quality products on time,
and for our never-ending commitment
to innovation and safety. We are proud
to be a chosen supplier to the U.S.
government and it’s with great pride
that we continue to produce life-saving
products for America’s servicemen and
women.”
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said ATK Small Caliber Systems Vice President
and General Manager Kent Holiday. “Since
2000, we have delivered more than 11
billion rounds of ammunition in support of
our nation’s warfighters while modernizing
the facility, increasing capacity, improving
productivity and efficiency, and doing so in
a safe and responsible manner.”
The Army and ATK are nearing completion
of a $276 million modernization project
at the Lake City facility. This includes the
capacity to increase production of the new
5.56 mm Enhanced Performance Round.
ATK has delivered approximately 250
million of these rounds since transitioning
to production in 2010.
Lockheed Martin
completed delivery of the
79th and final C-5 Galaxy
aircraft of the current
Avionics Modernization
Program at a ceremony at
Travis Air Force Base, Calif.,
on April 27.
“We are very proud of
our AMP team,” said Greg
Ulmer, vice president of the
C-5 program. “This delivery
continues the ever-growing
legacy of the C-5 Galaxy and
the critical role it plays in
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supporting the warfighter
across the globe for many
years to come.”
Aircraft 70-448 will be
assigned to the Air Force
Reserve 433rd Airlift Wing at
Lackland AFB in San Antonio.
The AMP program is
the first part of a two-step
modernization process. AMP
began in 1998 and incorporates
a mission computer,
a glass cockpit with digital
avionics, autopilot capabilities
and state-of-the-art
communications, navigation
and surveillance components
for air traffic management.
The second phase of the
C-5 modernization effort is
the Reliability Enhancement
and Re-Engining Program.
Of the 79 C-5s that received
the AMP modifications, 52
will be upgraded with newer,
quieter CF-6 engines and
more than 70 additional
improvements as part of the
transition to becoming a
C-5M Super Galaxy.
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