November 12, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has been awarded a $21 million contract by the U.S. Army to supply various types of non-standard, or non-NATO, weapon systems for the security forces of Afghanistan.

The contract runs through fall 2010, and represents ATK’s expansion into the supply of non-standard small-caliber and crew-served weapon systems.

This is ATK’s third contract from the U.S. Army to supply non-standard products to the security forces of Afghanistan.

Minneapolis-based Alliant Techsystems is an aerospace and defense company with more than 18,000 employees in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and posted revenues of around $4.8 billion.

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