March 3, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) said that it has been awarded a $14.4 million contract by the Colombian Air Force to modify and deliver three Medevac-capable aircraft to Colombia's Health and Social Services Ministry. The ministry will use the aircraft for emergency medical evacuations of both civilian and military personnel.

The three planes, one King Air 350 and two Cessna 208B Grand Caravans, are scheduled for delivery to Colombia by April 2009. They will be modified by ATK at its Special Mission Aircraft facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Bill Kasting, Vice President and General Manager of ATK Integrated Systems, said, "ATK is expanding its special mission aircraft business by delivering affordable solutions to a growing international customer set."

Minneapolis-based Alliant Techsystems is an aerospace and defense company with more than 17,000 employees in 21 states and around $4.5 billion in posted revenue.

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