EXHIBIT 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




Alliant Techsystems Inc.:

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements
No. 33-36981, No. 33-48851, No. 33-91138, No. 33-91196, No. 333-33305, and
333-38775 of our reports dated May 11, 1998, appearing in and incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alliant Techsystems Inc. for the
year ended March 31, 1998.







DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 25, 1998