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Orbital And ATK Announce Merger Continuing Industry Consolidation

Orbital Sciences Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Alliant Techsystems Inc., which will combine Orbital and ATK’s Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Groups to create a $4.5 billion (combined calendar year 2013 annual revenue), 13,000-person space, defense and aviation systems developer and manufacturer. The new company, to be called Orbital […]