Orbital ATK and IMI Systems Partner to Jointly Introduce New Weapons Technology for the U.S.
09 May 2018 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, and IMI Systems Ltd. have announced a teaming
agreement in which Orbital ATK will produce and supply a U.S.
version of IMI’s 500-lb Multi-Purpose Rigid Bomb (MPR500) and the
MPR family of bombs for the United States.
With today’s warfighting landscape shifting to an increasingly
asymmetric environment, there is a growing demand for high
versatility, high reliability and low collateral damage precision
weapons with a penetration capability. According to IMI, the MPR500
is similar in form and fit to the MK-82 and offers proven
penetration capability and controlled fragmentation for a
concentrated blast.
“Our first initiative in this agreement will be exploring how
MPR500, a combat proven technology, can be transitioned into an
economical and rapidly fielded solution for our U.S. warfighters,”
said Pat Nolan, Vice President and General Manager of Missile
Products within Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group. “We are
hopeful that this relationship will lead to future product
enhancements and additional opportunities for Orbital ATK and IMI
Systems to collaborate.”
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 14,000 people across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
About IMI Systems
Established in 1933 as Israel Military Industries Ltd, and a
wholly owned by the State of Israel, IMI Systems Ltd is a globally
recognized defense systems house, specializing in the development
and manufacturing of comprehensive combat-proven solutions and
technologies for the air ,land, naval and cyber and homeland
security (HLS) requirements of the modern battlefield. Positioned
among the world’s leader defense solution providers, the nationwide
company employs 3200 employees in its various business areas which
include Air, Armor, Infantry, Artillery, Naval, HLS and Small
Caliber Ammunition, as well as in its variety of manufacturing,
test and laboratory facilities, and has four subsidiaries: IMI
Academy for Advanced HLS Training and Ashot Ashkelon Ltd located in
Israel and IMI Services and IMI Trading located in the USA. For
more information, visit www.imisystems.com.
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