May 5 2004
ATK has received a contract exceeding $12 million from the U.S. Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., for 30mm PGU-15 Target Practice (TP) ammunition. With options, the contract value could surpass $22 million.
Used primarily by A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthogs,” the PGU-15 TP ammunition is used to train aircrews in the use of the GAU-8/A cannon.
Wayne Farley, president, ATK Ammunition and Powder said, “The PGU-15 matches the ballistics of the tactical ammunition currently used in combat operations and provides pilots with a realistic and low-cost training solution.”
The PGU-15 TP can also be fired from ATK’s MK44 Chain Gun. Both are in use on the Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle and the gun system is a leading candidate for the Army’s Future Combat System.
Production of the PGU-15 is taking place at ATK facilities in Arden Hills, Minn., and Rocket Center, W.Va. Final assembly, load, and pack will be completed by ATK at the Radford, Va., Army Ammunition Plant.
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