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Thursday, November 3, 2011, 07:26 PM | |||
ATK has received a modification contract to provide ammunition, hardware, test for XM25 ISAAS. | |||
ATK
(NYSE: ATK) has received a $24 million contract modification to provide
the U.S. Army with additional ammunition, hardware, test and analysis
support further user assessments of the XM25,
Individual Semi-Automatic Airburst System (ISAAS). In March 2011, ATK
received a $65.8 million Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD)
contract from the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier for
the XM25.
This 30-month EMD contract provided the necessary funding for the continuing
design, integration, production, and testing of full-up systems to ensure
the weapon's final design meets performance requirements and is production-ready
prior to Army-wide fielding. |
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In 2010, the U.S. Army began a Forward Operational Assessment (FOA)
of the XM25
with soldiers in Afghanistan to determine its capabilities through use
in actual combat operations. Based on the weapon's initial success throughout
the FOA, the Army has requested the items necessary to continue further
weapon assessments. Information gathered during the ongoing operational
assessment will provide valuable user feedback that will ultimately
support the EMD process. |
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ATK has received a modification contract to provide ammunition hardware test for XM25 ISAAS 0311115
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