Weapons

Spacecraft supplier Orbital ATK wins $45mn military deal to make ‘game changer’ tank ammo

“Tankers have struggled for years with a growing number of main gun rounds [for] defeating single types of threats; this resulted in a mix of ammunition types carried on board the tank that was always a problem,” Col Laughlin explained at the time.

General manager of Orbital, Dan Olson, indicated the deal will boost abilities of a tank unit that has seen combat in Iraq and is currently stationed in NATO states in Eastern Europe.

“Our development of advanced ammunition types provides combat overmatch for the soldier. When fielded, AMP will greatly improve the Abrams’ main-gun ammunition capabilities,” Olsen said.