HUNTSVILLE – Torch Technologies, one of the nation’s leading defense contractors headquartered in Huntsville, has appointed Rita Hill as director of supplier outreach. According to a news release, she will […]

HUNTSVILLE — In the wake of acquiring two companies over the last couple months, Special Aerospace Services officials have decided more room is needed. So, Tuesday, the space and defense […]

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The military services are undergoing an intense transformation that requires the Defense Logistics Agency and industry to think, act and operate differently, DLA’s director told leaders […]

HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville company has won a contract from the Missile Defense Agency valued at nearly $348 million. According to the Department of Defense, VetTech was awarded the competitive […]

WASHINGTON — On D-Day, June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the U.S. Army’s 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. near and in the town of Sainte […]

HUNTSVILLE – The reputation Huntsville earned as Rocket City has been decades in the making. Gov. Kay Ivey, not one to mince words, regularly sums up those decades in short […]

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department remains focused on maintaining its edge in space as competitors attempt to shift the balance in the domain, a top space official from the Pentagon […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Rocket City continues to live up to its moniker with the latest announcement from Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defense. The Army awarded Lockheed Martin a […]

HUNTSVILLE – A researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville won a Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) award for $600,000 to study how high-energy density lithium-ion […]

WASHINGTON — Just two weeks after announcing a partnership with SAS, Godspeed Capital Management announced the acquisition of Willbrook Solutions by SAS. The transaction marks the first addition to the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Four years ago, aerospace and defense giant RTX donated $4 million to help build the Cummings Research Park campus of one of the nation’s most unique high schools. […]

HUNTSVILLE — In a move to support key missile programs, Raytheon has begun construction on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Missile Integration Facility on Redstone Arsenal. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – Lockheed Martin has been awarded a more than $4 billion contract to continue work on a security defense system in a climate rich with ongoing worldwide threats. The contract […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville-based operations continue to take the lead in the nation’s missile defense capability. Monday, the Missile Defense Agency, whose headquarters are in Huntsville, selected Lockheed Martin to deliver […]

HUNTSVILLE – The distance from Alabama to Israel is roughly 7,000 miles as the crow flies, but that separation didn’t keep a Rocket City company’s defense technology company from playing […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville is leading a four-university coalition to advance cybersecurity education through Virtual Internship and Varied Innovative Demonstrations (VIVID). This three-year program is funded […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a delay Thursday due to high winds, the final launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket was scrubbed Friday due to mechanical […]

HARVEST — A highway sign from State Rep. Andy Whitt is honoring Tennessee National Guard Chief Officer Daniel Wadham and Chief Warrant Officer Danny Randolph, who were killed when their […]

WASHINGTON — Recognizing the threats of bioterrorism, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed U.S. Rep. Dale W. Strong’s “DHS Biodetection Improvement Act.” This legislation will bolster U.S. biodefense by ensuring […]

HERNDON, Va. — Huntsville-based TekFive and Iron Bow Technologies of Herndon, Va.,  have formed a strategic joint venture: Verous Technologies. In a news release, the companies said the joint venture […]

HUNTSVILLE – Newly launched Astrion didn’t waste any time getting into orbit of Army contracts. The company was awarded a five-year, $910 million Redstone Test and Engineering Services contract by […]

HUNTSVILLE — So-called “rogue nations” are a growing threat to the U.S. and other countries. These countries are sanctuary to terrorists and, in some cases, bankroll them. Their attacks on […]

HUNTSVILLE – In addition to expanding its operations, Parry Labs of Huntsville is adding to its staff. “We are excited to move the Parry Labs Huntsville office to a larger […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – BlueHalo, which has a major hub in Huntsville, has purchased another company to combine for its latest defense project that includes locations in 11 states. Details of […]