Alliant Techsystems has announced James B. Armor Jr., Ret. Major General U.S. Air Force, the former Director of National Security Space Office, has been named Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Spacecraft Systems and Engineering Services for ATK Space Systems.

Armor will be responsible for all strategic direction, competitive intelligence, business development and proposals within Spacecraft Systems and Services. General Armor retired in 2008 following a distinguished 35-year career in the Air Force. His last position was serving as Director of the National Security Space Office, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, where he was responsible for integrating and coordinating defense and intelligence space activities to achieve unity of effort and advised the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Office of the Director, National Intelligence, on matters affecting national security space capabilities. Other top positions General Armor held included; Director of Signals Intelligence Systems Acquisition and Operations Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office; Vice Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center; System Program Director, and Program Director of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center. "We are extremely pleased to have Jim join the ATK Space Systems team," said Tom Wilson, vice president, ATK Space System's Spacecraft Systems and Services business. "His unmatched experience in aerospace and knowledge of the Department of Defense and intelligence space community will greatly enhance ATK as we continue to provide innovative satellite solutions."