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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September&nbsp;16, 2005.</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
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</b><b><font size="5" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">S</font></b><b><font size="5" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Alliant Techsystems&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">41-1672694</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State
  or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S.
  Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">5050
  Lincoln Drive, Minnesota</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">55436-1097</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address
  of principal executive offices)</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Zip
  Code)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Alliant
Techsystems Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Keith D.
Ross</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Alliant
Techsystems Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">5050
Lincoln Drive</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Edina,
Minnesota 55436-1097</font></b></p>

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and address of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(951)
351-3000</font></b></p>

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number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of securities<br>
  to be registered (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to<br>
  be registered (2)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed maximum<br>
  offering price<br>
  per share (3)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed maximum<br>
  aggregate<br>
  offering price (3)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  registration fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.86%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,000,000 shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$75.33</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$225,990,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font>26,599.02</p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1) Includes rights to purchase units of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the registrant, which rights are
attached to and trade with the common stock.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2) The number of shares of common stock being registered is subject to
adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and
low sales prices of the registrant&#146;s common stock traded on the New York Stock
Exchange as reported in the consolidated reporting system on September 14,
2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160; Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following documents filed by Alliant Techsystems Inc. (&#147;ATK&#148;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 31.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a) &#160;&#160;ATK&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b) &#160;&#160;ATK&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2005;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160; &#160;ATK&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2005, May 5, 2005, June 1, 2005, June 13, 2005 and August 2, 2005; and</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160; &#160;the description of ATK&#146;s common stock, together with Preferred Stock Purchase Rights, contained in any registration statement or report filed by ATK under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
documents subsequently filed by ATK pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Keith D. Ross, who has given an opinion of counsel with respect to the securities to which this Registration Statement relates, is an employee and officer (Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary) of ATK.&#160; Mr. Ross has received an award under the Plan and is eligible to receive future awards under the Plan.&#160; As of August 31, 2005, Mr. Ross held 4,570 shares of ATK common stock, including 3,000 shares of restricted stock, and options to purchase 24,000 shares of ATK common stock, 3,333 of which have vested and are currently exercisable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, provides that, under
certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions and limitations stated
therein, ATK may indemnify the officers and directors of ATK against all
expenses and liabilities incurred by or imposed upon them as a result of suits
or other actions brought against them as such officers and directors if they
acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of ATK, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article
IX of ATK&#146;s By-Laws provides, among other things, that ATK shall, under certain
circumstances and subject to certain conditions and limitations as stated
therein, indemnify any current or former director, officer, employee or agent
of ATK for expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
settlements actually and reasonably incurred by such person for any action,
suit or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of such
person&#146;s position with ATK or while acting as an agent on behalf of ATK if, in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding, such person acted in good
faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of ATK, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful.&#160; Such rights of
indemnification are not deemed exclusive of any other right available to the
individual under any policy of insurance, agreement, statute
or otherwise.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ATK also maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146;
liability insurance and corporate reimbursement policies insuring directors and
officers against loss arising from claims made arising out of the performance
of their duties.&#160; In addition, ATK has
indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers that, among
other things, require ATK to indemnify such individuals to the fullest extent
permitted by law.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Description of Exhibit (and document from<br>
  which incorporated by reference, if applicable)</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Restated
  Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, effective July&nbsp;20, 1990,
  including Certificate of Correction effective September&nbsp;21, 1990
  (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 filed with
  the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2001, File No.&nbsp;333-67316
  (the &#147;Form&nbsp;S-4&#148;)).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Certificate
  of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating
  Preferred Stock of the registrant, effective September&nbsp;28, 1990
  (Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Form&nbsp;S-4).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective
  August&nbsp;8, 2001 (Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Form&nbsp;S-4).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective August 7,
  2002 (Exhibit 3(i).4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2003).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">By-Laws,
  as amended through March&nbsp;19, 2002 (Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii) to Form&nbsp;8-K
  dated March&nbsp;21, 2002).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Form
  of Certificate for common stock, par value $.01 per share (Exhibit 4.1 to
  Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.7</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Rights
  Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;7, 2002, by and between the registrant and
  LaSalle Bank National Association, as rights agent (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to
  Form&nbsp;8-A filed on May&nbsp;14, 2002).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Indenture,
  dated as of May&nbsp;14, 2001, between the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as trustee, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1
  to the Form&nbsp;S-4).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">First
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;19, 2001, among the
  registrant, its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior
  Subordinated Notes due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
  ended December&nbsp;30, 2001).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Second
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;5, 2002, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4.3.3 to Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
  March&nbsp;31, 2002 (&#147;the Fiscal 2002 Form&nbsp;10-K&#148;)).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Third
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2002, among the registrant, its
  subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes
  due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
  2002).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Fourth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2003, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
  September 28, 2003).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Fifth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2004, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 </font>(<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;4.3.6
  to Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended March&nbsp;31, 2004 (&#147;the Fiscal 2004
  Form&nbsp;10-K&#148;))</font>.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.7</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sixth Supplemental
  Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2004, among the registrant, its subsidiaries
  and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
  (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 4, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.9</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration Rights
  Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2004, among the registrant and Banc of
  America Securities LLC, Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc., BNY Capital
  Markets, Inc. and NatCity Investments, Inc. (Exhibit 4.4 to the Fiscal 2004
  Form 10-K).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.10.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004, among the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust Company, an
  Illinois trust company, as trustee, 2.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2024 (<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the
  Fiscal 2004 Form&nbsp;10-K)</font>.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.10.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary
  Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
  Trustee (Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.11.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Indenture
  dated as of August 13, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, the
  Subsidiary Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as Trustee, relating to 3.00% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
  due 2024 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.11.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  August 13, 2004 among</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Alliant
  Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary Guarantors identified in the
  Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q
  for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.12</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alliant Techsystems
  Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Form&nbsp;8-K dated
  August&nbsp;2, 2005).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Opinion
  of Counsel.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent
  of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Power
  of Attorney.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(A) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1) To file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:</font></h4>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b) To reflect in
the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.&#160; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective Registration Statement.</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c) To include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;</font></h5>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">however</font></i>, that
paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.</font></p>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2) That, for the purpose
of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i><font style="font-style:italic;">bona fide</font></i>
offering thereof.</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3) To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></h4>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i><font style="font-style:italic;">bona fide</font></i>
offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&#160; In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Edina, State of Minnesota, on September&nbsp;15, 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="47%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:47.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;KEITH D. ROSS </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Keith D. Ross<br>
  Senior Vice President, General<br>
  Counsel and Secretary</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr height="0">
  <td width="390" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="33" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="193" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="132" style="border:none;"></td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
September 15, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Daniel J. Murphy*<br>
  Chairman of the Board, President and<br>
  Chief Executive Officer<br>
  (principal executive&nbsp;officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="36%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:36.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;ERIC S. RANGEN</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric S. Rangen<br>
  Executive Vice President and<br>
  Chief Financial Officer<br>
  (principal financial and accounting&nbsp;officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frances D. Cook*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gilbert F. Decker*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ronald R. Fogleman*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David E. Jeremiah*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Roman Martinez IV*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert W. RisCassi*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael T. Smith*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William G. Van Dyke*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="69%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:69.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr height="0">
  <td width="226" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="51" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="399" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="73" style="border:none;"></td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">

<hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="left">

</font></div>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;KEITH D. ROSS</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:77.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Keith D. Ross</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:93.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attorney-In-Fact</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Description of Exhibit (and document from<br>
  which incorporated by reference, if applicable)</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Restated
  Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, effective July&nbsp;20, 1990,
  including Certificate of Correction effective September&nbsp;21, 1990
  (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 filed with
  the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2001, File No.&nbsp;333-67316
  (the &#147;Form&nbsp;S-4&#148;)).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Certificate
  of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating
  Preferred Stock of the registrant, effective September&nbsp;28, 1990
  (Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Form&nbsp;S-4).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective
  August&nbsp;8, 2001 (Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Form&nbsp;S-4).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective August 7,
  2002 (Exhibit 3(i).4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2003).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">By-Laws,
  as amended through March&nbsp;19, 2002 (Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii) to Form&nbsp;8-K
  dated March&nbsp;21, 2002).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Form
  of Certificate for common stock, par value $.01 per share (Exhibit 4.1 to
  Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.7</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Rights
  Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;7, 2002, by and between the registrant and
  LaSalle Bank National Association, as rights agent (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to
  Form&nbsp;8-A filed on May&nbsp;14, 2002).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Indenture,
  dated as of May&nbsp;14, 2001, between the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as trustee, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
  (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Form&nbsp;S-4).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">First
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;19, 2001, among the
  registrant, its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior
  Subordinated Notes due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
  ended December&nbsp;30, 2001).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Second
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;5, 2002, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4.3.3 to Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
  March&nbsp;31, 2002 (&#147;the Fiscal 2002 Form&nbsp;10-K&#148;)).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Third
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2002, among the registrant, its
  subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes
  due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
  2002).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Fourth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2003, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
  September 28, 2003).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Fifth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2004, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 </font>(<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;4.3.6
  to Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended March&nbsp;31, 2004 (&#147;the Fiscal 2004
  Form&nbsp;10-K&#148;)</font>).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.8.7</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sixth Supplemental
  Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2004, among the registrant, its subsidiaries
  and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
  (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 4, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.9</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration Rights
  Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2004, among the registrant and Banc of
  America Securities LLC, Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc., BNY Capital
  Markets, Inc. and NatCity Investments, Inc. (Exhibit 4.4 to the Fiscal 2004
  Form 10-K).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.10.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004, among the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust Company, an
  Illinois trust company, as trustee, 2.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2024 (<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the
  Fiscal 2004 Form&nbsp;10-K)</font>.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.10.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary
  Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
  Trustee (Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.11.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Indenture
  dated as of August 13, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, the
  Subsidiary Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as Trustee, relating to 3.00% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due
  2024 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.11.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  August 13, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary
  Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
  Trustee (Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.12</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alliant Techsystems
  Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Form&nbsp;8-K dated
  August&nbsp;2, 2005).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Opinion
  of Counsel.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent
  of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Power
  of Attorney.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 16, 2005.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
S
ECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
41-1672694
(State
  or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S.
  Employer Identification No.)
5050
  Lincoln Drive, Minnesota
55436-1097
(Address
  of principal executive offices)
(Zip
  Code)
Alliant
Techsystems Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Keith D.
Ross
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Alliant
Techsystems Inc.
5050
Lincoln Drive
Edina,
Minnesota 55436-1097
(Name
and address of agent for service)
(951)
351-3000
(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered (1)
Amount to
be registered (2)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share (3)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price (3)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
3,000,000 shares
$75.33
$225,990,000
$
26,599.02
(1) Includes rights to purchase units of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the registrant, which rights are
attached to and trade with the common stock.
(2) The number of shares of common stock being registered is subject to
adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and
low sales prices of the registrant's common stock traded on the New York Stock
Exchange as reported in the consolidated reporting system on September 14,
2005.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents filed by Alliant Techsystems Inc. ("ATK") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:
(a)   ATK's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005;
(b)   ATK's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2005;
(c)   ATK's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2005, May 5, 2005, June 1, 2005, June 13, 2005 and August 2, 2005; and
(d)   the description of ATK's common stock, together with Preferred Stock Purchase Rights, contained in any registration statement or report filed by ATK under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by ATK pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Keith D. Ross, who has given an opinion of counsel with respect to the securities to which this Registration Statement relates, is an employee and officer (Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary) of ATK.  Mr. Ross has received an award under the Plan and is eligible to receive future awards under the Plan.  As of August 31, 2005, Mr. Ross held 4,570 shares of ATK common stock, including 3,000 shares of restricted stock, and options to purchase 24,000 shares of ATK common stock, 3,333 of which have vested and are currently exercisable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, provides that, under
certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions and limitations stated
therein, ATK may indemnify the officers and directors of ATK against all
expenses and liabilities incurred by or imposed upon them as a result of suits
or other actions brought against them as such officers and directors if they
acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of ATK, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.
Article
IX of ATK's By-Laws provides, among other things, that ATK shall, under certain
circumstances and subject to certain conditions and limitations as stated
therein, indemnify any current or former director, officer, employee or agent
of ATK for expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
settlements actually and reasonably incurred by such person for any action,
suit or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of such
person's position with ATK or while acting as an agent on behalf of ATK if, in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding, such person acted in good
faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of ATK, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful.  Such rights of
indemnification are not deemed exclusive of any other right available to the
individual under any policy of insurance, agreement, statute
or otherwise.
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ATK also maintains directors' and officers'
liability insurance and corporate reimbursement policies insuring directors and
officers against loss arising from claims made arising out of the performance
of their duties.  In addition, ATK has
indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers that, among
other things, require ATK to indemnify such individuals to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit (and document from
which incorporated by reference, if applicable)
4.1
Restated
  Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, effective July 20, 1990,
  including Certificate of Correction effective September 21, 1990
  (Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with
  the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2001, File No. 333-67316
  (the "Form S-4")).
4.2
Certificate
  of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating
  Preferred Stock of the registrant, effective September 28, 1990
  (Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-4).
4.3
Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective
  August 8, 2001 (Exhibit 3.3 to the Form S-4).
4.4
Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective August 7,
  2002 (Exhibit 3(i).4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2003).
4.5
By-Laws,
  as amended through March 19, 2002 (Exhibit 3(ii) to Form 8-K
  dated March 21, 2002).
4.6
Form
  of Certificate for common stock, par value $.01 per share (Exhibit 4.1 to
  Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005).
4.7
Rights
  Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2002, by and between the registrant and
  LaSalle Bank National Association, as rights agent (Exhibit 4.1 to
  Form 8-A filed on May 14, 2002).
4.8.1
Indenture,
  dated as of May 14, 2001, between the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as trustee, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (Exhibit 4.1
  to the Form S-4).
4.8.2
First
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2001, among the
  registrant, its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior
  Subordinated Notes due 2011 (Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter
  ended December 30, 2001).
4.8.3
Second
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 5, 2002, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit 4.3.3 to Form 10-K for the year ended
  March 31, 2002 ("the Fiscal 2002 Form 10-K")).
4.8.4
Third
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2002, among the registrant, its
  subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes
  due 2011 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
  2002).
4.8.5
Fourth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2003, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
  September 28, 2003).
4.8.6
Fifth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2004, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011
(
Exhibit 4.3.6
  to Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2004 ("the Fiscal 2004
  Form 10-K"))
.
4.8.7
Sixth Supplemental
  Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2004, among the registrant, its subsidiaries
  and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
  (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 4, 2004).
4.9
Registration Rights
  Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2004, among the registrant and Banc of
  America Securities LLC, Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc., BNY Capital
  Markets, Inc. and NatCity Investments, Inc. (Exhibit 4.4 to the Fiscal 2004
  Form 10-K).
4.10.1
Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004, among the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust Company, an
  Illinois trust company, as trustee, 2.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2024 (
Exhibit 4.5 to the
  Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K)
.
4.10.2
First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary
  Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
  Trustee (Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).
4.11.1
Indenture
  dated as of August 13, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, the
  Subsidiary Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as Trustee, relating to 3.00% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
  due 2024 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).
4.11.2
First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  August 13, 2004 among
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Alliant
  Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary Guarantors identified in the
  Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q
  for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).
4.12
Alliant Techsystems
  Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated
  August 2, 2005).
5.1
Opinion
  of Counsel.
23.1
Consent
  of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1
Power
  of Attorney.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(A) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:
(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(b) To reflect in
the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective Registration Statement.
(c) To include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that
paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose
of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(B) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Edina, State of Minnesota, on September 15, 2005.
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
By:
/s/  KEITH D. ROSS
Keith D. Ross
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
September 15, 2005.
Daniel J. Murphy*
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/  ERIC S. RANGEN
Eric S. Rangen
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
Frances D. Cook*
Director
Gilbert F. Decker*
Director
Ronald R. Fogleman*
Director
David E. Jeremiah*
Director
Roman Martinez IV*
Director
Robert W. RisCassi*
Director
Michael T. Smith*
Director
William G. Van Dyke*
Director
*By:
/s/  KEITH D. ROSS
Keith D. Ross
Attorney-In-Fact
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ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit (and document from
which incorporated by reference, if applicable)
4.1
Restated
  Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, effective July 20, 1990,
  including Certificate of Correction effective September 21, 1990
  (Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with
  the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2001, File No. 333-67316
  (the "Form S-4")).
4.2
Certificate
  of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating
  Preferred Stock of the registrant, effective September 28, 1990
  (Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-4).
4.3
Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective
  August 8, 2001 (Exhibit 3.3 to the Form S-4).
4.4
Certificate
  of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective August 7,
  2002 (Exhibit 3(i).4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2003).
4.5
By-Laws,
  as amended through March 19, 2002 (Exhibit 3(ii) to Form 8-K
  dated March 21, 2002).
4.6
Form
  of Certificate for common stock, par value $.01 per share (Exhibit 4.1 to
  Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005).
4.7
Rights
  Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2002, by and between the registrant and
  LaSalle Bank National Association, as rights agent (Exhibit 4.1 to
  Form 8-A filed on May 14, 2002).
4.8.1
Indenture,
  dated as of May 14, 2001, between the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as trustee, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
  (Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-4).
4.8.2
First
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2001, among the
  registrant, its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior
  Subordinated Notes due 2011 (Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter
  ended December 30, 2001).
4.8.3
Second
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 5, 2002, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit 4.3.3 to Form 10-K for the year ended
  March 31, 2002 ("the Fiscal 2002 Form 10-K")).
4.8.4
Third
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2002, among the registrant, its
  subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes
  due 2011 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
  2002).
4.8.5
Fourth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2003, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
  September 28, 2003).
4.8.6
Fifth
  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2004, among the registrant,
  its subsidiaries and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2011
(
Exhibit 4.3.6
  to Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2004 ("the Fiscal 2004
  Form 10-K")
).
4.8.7
Sixth Supplemental
  Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2004, among the registrant, its subsidiaries
  and BNY Midwest Trust Company, 8.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
  (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 4, 2004).
4.9
Registration Rights
  Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2004, among the registrant and Banc of
  America Securities LLC, Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc., BNY Capital
  Markets, Inc. and NatCity Investments, Inc. (Exhibit 4.4 to the Fiscal 2004
  Form 10-K).
4.10.1
Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004, among the registrant and BNY Midwest Trust Company, an
  Illinois trust company, as trustee, 2.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated
  Notes due 2024 (
Exhibit 4.5 to the
  Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K)
.
4.10.2
First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  February 19, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary
  Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
  Trustee (Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).
4.11.1
Indenture
  dated as of August 13, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, the
  Subsidiary Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust
  Company, as Trustee, relating to 3.00% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due
  2024 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).
4.11.2
First
  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2004 to Indenture, dated as of
  August 13, 2004 among Alliant Techsystems, Inc., as Issuer, Subsidiary
  Guarantors identified in the Indenture and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as
  Trustee (Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2004).
4.12
Alliant Techsystems
  Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated
  August 2, 2005).
5.1
Opinion
  of Counsel.
23.1
Consent
  of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1
Power
  of Attorney.
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