
	Alliant Techsystems Inc., commonly abbreviated&nbsp;ATK, is an&nbsp;aerospace,&nbsp;defense, and commercial products company with its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia&nbsp;in the United States. The company operates in 21 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and had fiscal year 2013 revenues of approx&nbsp;US$4.4 billion. The company was previously headquartered in&nbsp;Minneapolis,&nbsp;Minnesota.

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	ATK was formed in 1990 as a subsidiary of&nbsp;Honeywell Inc.&nbsp;as part of Honeywell&#39;s plan to exit the defense industry. Under the plan, Honeywell&#39;s defense businesses were transferred to ATK which was then spun off to Honeywell stockholders as a separate company.
