2007 Top 100

77: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Top 100 Revenue: $182,913,947
Defense Revenue: $151,915,672
Civilian Revenue: $30,998,275
2006 Revenue: $3.2 billion
2006 Earnings: $153.9 million
2005 Revenue: N/A
2005 Earnings: N/A
Number of employees: 15500
Headquarters: Edina, Minn.
Website: www.atk.com
Leadership: Dan Murphy, chairman and CEO
Ticker: ATK
Lines of business: Mission systems group, ammunition systems group and launch systems group
Major customers: Army, NASA, Air Force and Navy
Major contracts/projects: Alliant Techsystems received $21 million in follow-on orders for AAR-47 missile warning systems, an electronic warfare system designed to protect helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft against surface-to-air missile threat, and $9 million in contracts for software upgrades and new sensor packages. The company is also providing 1,200 rounds of 30mm air bursting ammunition for the U.S. Marine''s Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.