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Orbital ATK Highlights Advanced Defense Capabilities During FIDAE 2016Orbital ATK (News - Alert) (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, will exhibit at FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Santiago, Chile from March 29 to April 1, 2016. FIDAE has for 35 years fostered development of the global aerospace, defense and security industries. The event provides Orbital ATK with the opportunity to showcase its products and capabilities to regional allies. The company's exhibit is located at Stand C77. Focused on both aerospace and defense technologies, FIDAE is a natural fit for Orbital ATK to display the company's expertise encompassing defense integration for air and ground platforms. Highlights include the company's ability to upgrade and integrate offensive and defensive air capabilities with the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), ShotFinder Acoustic Threat Warning System and the AAR-47 Missile Warning System. Additionally, details are available on the company's innovative line of customized gunships that provide allied nations with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms; and outfitted with a variety of weapon systems to include Orbital ATK's Bushmaster® Chain Guns® and medium-caliber cannons. Orbital ATK will also display its precision guidance kits for artillery and mortars; medium- and large-caliber ammunition; and the MK44 Bushmaster® Chain Guns® in both 30mm and 40mm configurations. Details on the company's expertise in providing integrated logistics and training packages for medium-caliber cannons is also available from on-site Orbital ATK representatives. Members of the news media interested in more information about Orbital ATK during FIDAE should contact on-site media representative Jarrod Krull at (763) 248-2686. Orbital ATK's Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in providing innovative and affordable precision and strike weapons, advanced propulsion and hypersonics, missile components across air-, sea- and land-based systems, ammunition and related energetic products. 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 U.S. and in several international locations. For more information, visit www.orbitalatk.com.
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