MINNEAPOLIS, April 27 (UPI) -- ATK of Minnesota will produce non-standard ammunition for allied forces in Afghanistan under a $16 million order from the U.S. Army.
Orders for non-NATO ammunition under a multiyear contract since December 2008 total more than $177 million, the company said.
The ATK-provided supplies are critical for Afghan and coalition security forces to respond to internal and external threats. Under this contract, ATK provides technical oversight, quality assurance and supply chain management necessary to deliver non-standard small, medium, and large-caliber ammunition; aviation rockets; grenades; and mortars to Kabul, Afghanistan.
In the two years ATK has been supplying non-standard ammunition and weapons to Afghanistan, deliveries have been consistently ahead of schedule, the company said.
ATK said, "International growth is a key part of ATK's strategy and our ability to win this business and perform above expectations supports that effort."
Details as to the amount of ammunition to be delivered and delivery schedules weren't disclosed.
