2010 Top 100

48: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Top 100 Revenue: $520,341,034
Defense Revenue: $195,031,629
Civilian Revenue: $325,309,405
2009 Revenue: $4.6 billion
2009 Earnings: $155.1 million
2008 Revenue: $4.2 billion
2008 Earnings: $226 million
Number of employees: 19,000
Headquarters: Edina, Minn.
Website: www.atk.com
Leadership: Mark W. DeYoung, president and CEO
Ticker: ATK
Lines of business: Aerospace systems, armament systems, missile products and security and sporting
Major customers: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and NASA
Major contracts/projects: Since 1988, Alliant Techsystems has conducted 34 ground tests for NASA’s reusable solid rocket motor for the Space Shuttle program. These ground tests have enabled new materials, enhanced performance, and human rated safety margins to be adequately tested and verified before incorporating them into flight hardware.