DULLES, Va. ”Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, will exhibit a wide range of the company's products and advanced capabilities during the Singapore Airshow 2016. The biennial airshow takes place at the Changi Exhibition Centre, February 16-21, 2016. The show has become an increasingly important platform for the global aerospace and defense industry in the Asia Pacific region. The Orbital ATK display is located in the U.S. Pavilion, stand Q79.
Participation in the Singapore Airshow 2016 provides Orbital ATK the opportunity to interact with customers within this important market segment and promote products and services encompassing ground, air, sea and space solutions. Solutions include Orbital ATK’s ability to upgrade and integrate offensive and defense air capabilities with the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), ShotFinder Acoustic Threat Warning System and the AAR-47 Missile Warning System. Additionally, the company will highlight its innovative line of customized gunships that provide allied nations with next generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms; and outfitted with a variety of weapon systems.
Orbital ATK will display Hatchet, its miniature precision strike weapon that can be deployed from a variety of airborne platforms as well as the company's line of Bushmaster® Chain Guns® and medium-caliber cannons available in 30mm and 40mm configurations. Additionally, attendees can meet with Orbital ATK representatives to learn more about the company's integrated logistics, support and training offerings for medium-caliber cannons; precision weapons capabilities; medium- and large-caliber ammunition offerings as well as co-production opportunities for international partners to develop sovereign defense industrial capabilities.
Orbital ATK will showcase its space capabilities through the exhibition of its line of satellite platforms. Specific products on display include Orbital ATK's GEOStar-2 and GEOStar-3 geostationary Earth-orbit communications satellite platforms, as well as the company's medium-, small- and microsatellite-class systems primarily used in low-Earth orbit, as well as other specialized space system architectures. These satellite platforms support a wide variety of customer missions in the defense and intelligence, scientific, remote sensing, hosted payloads and commercial communications markets. The exhibit also features ViviSat's Mission Extension Vehicle, which provides in-orbit satellite life extension service to virtually all geostationary satellites.
Also highlighted during the event is the company's expertise in providing lightweight, high-strength composite materials for commercial and military aircraft structures that reduce weight, improve performance and lower lifecycle costs. Additionally, attendees can meet with Orbital ATK representatives to learn more about the company's capabilities in creating opportunities for international partners to develop sovereign aerospace and defense industrial capabilities including our extensive portfolio of space launch, remote sensing, International Space Station resupply, on-orbit servicing, and communications satellites for scientific, commercial and government customers.
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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.
