Headquarters: Moving from Eden Prairie to Arlington, Va.
Operates: In 22 states and Puerto Rico
Employees: 18,000 including 2,700 employees in Minnesota
Divisions: Aerospace systems, armament systems, missile products, security and sporting
History: Alliant Techsystems was formed in 1990 when Honeywell spun off its defense business. The former Honeywell business had supplied defense products and systems to the U.S. for 50 years. In 1999, Honeywell was acquired by AlliedSignal. Although the company retained the Honeywell name, it moved to the Morristown, N.J., headquarters of AlliedSignal.
Annual revenue: $4.8 billion with 68 percent of its sales, or $3.3 billion, to U.S. government customers.
CEO: Mark DeYoung
ST100 rank: Alliant ranked No. 17 among Minnesota's 100 largest public companies by revenue in the Star Tribune's May ranking.
