Alliant Techsystems

E175054

aerospace company ammunition manufacturer defense contractor

Alliant Techsystems was a major American aerospace, defense, and sporting ammunition company known for producing rockets, munitions, and related military and space systems.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Alliant Techsystems canonical	4
ATK Thiokol	2
Alliant Techsystems (ATK)	2
ATK Aerospace	1
ATK Defense	1
ATK Launch Systems	1
NYSE:ATK	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1523664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Alliant Techsystems
Context triple: [Thiokol, laterPartOf, Alliant Techsystems]

A. General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a major American aerospace and defense corporation known for developing advanced military systems, including missiles, submarines, and combat vehicles.
B. Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a major American aerospace and defense company known for designing and producing advanced military aircraft, missiles, and space systems.
C. Raytheon Company
Raytheon Company was a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation known for developing advanced military technologies, including missile systems and radar.
D. Rockwell International
Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate best known in aerospace for building the Space Shuttle orbiters and contributing extensively to U.S. defense and space programs.
E. Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading American aerospace and defense technology company known for developing advanced military aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Alliant Techsystems
Target entity description: Alliant Techsystems was a major American aerospace, defense, and sporting ammunition company known for producing rockets, munitions, and related military and space systems.

A. General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a major American aerospace and defense corporation known for developing advanced military systems, including missiles, submarines, and combat vehicles.
B. Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a major American aerospace and defense company known for designing and producing advanced military aircraft, missiles, and space systems.
C. Raytheon Company
Raytheon Company was a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation known for developing advanced military technologies, including missile systems and radar.
D. Rockwell International
Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate best known in aerospace for building the Space Shuttle orbiters and contributing extensively to U.S. defense and space programs.
E. Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading American aerospace and defense technology company known for developing advanced military aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace company ⓘ ammunition manufacturer ⓘ defense contractor ⓘ
acquired	Blazer ammunition brand ⓘ CCI (Cascade Cartridge Inc.) ⓘ Federal Cartridge Company ⓘ Hercules Aerospace operations ⓘ Speer Bullets ⓘ Thiokol Propulsion business ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfHeadquarters	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defunctDate	2015 ⓘ
division	ATK Aerospace ⓘ linked to: Alliant Techsystems ATK Defense ⓘ linked to: Alliant Techsystems ATK Sporting ⓘ
founded	1990 ⓘ
foundedBy	Honeywell spin‑off ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Arden Hills, Minnesota ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ
industry	aerospace ⓘ defense ⓘ space systems ⓘ sporting ammunition ⓘ
involvedIn	space launch systems ⓘ space shuttle solid rocket boosters ⓘ strategic missile programs ⓘ tactical missile programs ⓘ
majorCustomer	NASA ⓘ United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
mergedWith	Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ
mergerDate	2015 ⓘ
ownedBrand	Blazer ⓘ CCI ⓘ Federal Premium ⓘ Speer ⓘ linked to: Speer Bullets
product	composite structures ⓘ missiles ⓘ munitions ⓘ propulsion systems ⓘ rocket motors ⓘ rockets ⓘ satellite components ⓘ small arms ammunition ⓘ space systems ⓘ sporting ammunition ⓘ
servedMarket	civilian shooting sports ⓘ commercial aerospace ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ military ⓘ
spinoffDate	2015 ⓘ
spunOff	Vista Outdoor ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
successor	Orbital ATK ⓘ linked to: Orbital Sciences Corporation
tradedAs	NYSE:ATK ⓘ linked to: Alliant Techsystems

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