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Shelby's final vote brings $20.7B to North Alabama

WASHINGTON – An era came to an end Thursday in the halls of Congress. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) cast his final vote – in support of the comprehensive appropriations […]

FORT GREELY, Alaska – To bolster the nation’s homeland defense, Boeing has delivered two Huntsville-managed ground-based interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Fort Greely, Alaska. According to […]

Leidos awarded $334M hypersonic contract

HUNTSVILLE — Leidos has been awarded a $334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. The program, known as “Mayhem,” consists of expendable hypersonic […]

MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in a $4.7 billion all-cash transaction, the companies announced. L3Harris, the nation’s sixth-largest contractor, said it is […]

HUNTSVILLE – At Thursday’s Redstone Update, Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan began his address with a most pressing message. “This weekend, the Black Knights are preparing to dominate the Navy Midshipmen […]

HUNTSVILLE – Redstone Arsenal is the economic engine that powers roughly half of the Huntsville metro economy with agencies managing more than $50 billion in federal spending. Perhaps nothing on […]

HUNTSVILLE — Summit 7 has become the first defense industrial base-focused partner to leverage Microsoft’s Azure Government Secret to handle sensitive data on behalf of the Department of Defense, the […]

HOUSTON — KBR has been awarded a $156.7 million task order to support capabilities assessment and enhancements for the Army’s Utility Helicopter 60 Variant Fleet, providing technologically superior and cost-effective […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne to expand Huntsville presence

HUNTSVILLE– Aerojet Rocketdyne is expanding its Huntsville presence with additional job opportunities and a new facility to increase manufacturing and office space, the company announced today. The 379,000 square-foot manufacturing […]

HUNTSVILLE – IPT Associates, headquartered in Huntsville, has been awarded U.S. Army Futures Command Combat Capability Development Command Aviation and Missile Center Enterprise Information Technology Support Services contract valued at […]

CFD Research expands Jackson County facility

HOLLYWOOD – It began in August 2021 with Huntsville’s CFD Research opening a 13,125 square-foot test and evaluation facility on about 10 acres of land in Jackson County Industrial Park. […]

Summit 7 named Technology Small Business of the Year

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville cyber security experts Summit 7 won big at the 2022 Huntsville-Madison County Chamber Small Business Awards, bringing home the award for Technology Business of the Year. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville engineering firm AVNIK Defense Solutions has been given an opportunity to commercialize a military product to aid civilian utility companies, thanks to Innovate Alabama. The product – […]

HUNTSVILLE — Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first flight software package for the nation’s next-generation ICBM interceptor ahead of schedule. The delivery to the Missile Defense Agency marks a critical […]

Rep. Aderholt: Alabama a pillar of U.S. space prowess

Earlier this year, during the International Space Station Research & Development Conference, I had the great opportunity to unveil my space vision for the rest of the 21st century. Outlining […]

HUNTSVILLE — Aerojet Rocketdyne will power the Navy’s new Compact Rapid Attack Weapon as part of the Raytheon Missiles & Defense team building the next generation torpedo. Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Huntsville […]

HUNTSVILLE — Dynetics has been awarded a contract to increase the capacity for America’s hypersonic flight testing. The program, known as Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed, was awarded by […]

Zeus Research takes aim with SBIR funding

HUNTSVILLE – When Zeus Research was awarded a grant from Innovate Alabama recently, company officials saw it as an opportunity to test a new technology. In late August, Innovate Alabama […]

HUNTSVILLE — A new guidance kit for artillery has passed a crucial test, BAE Systems announced. The Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit for 155mm artillery projectiles was used in the Army’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – A successful test of a next generation large solid rocket motor answered two issues for Aerojet Rocketdyne. The rocket engine manufacturer said the test for the eSR-19 validated […]

ULA Delta IV set to lift DoD satellite

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. — United Launch Alliance is preparing for a reconnaissance satellite launch Saturday for the Department of Defense. The mission is being carried out through the department’s National […]

CACI awarded $54.6M contract for Army Futures Command

RESTON, Va.– CACI International has been awarded a $54.6 million contract to provide mission expertise to the Assured Positioning, Navigation, Timing, and Space Cross Functional Team for the Army Futures […]

HUNTSVILLE – After a half decade of working and building relationships in Huntsville, Sinequa decided to lay down some roots in the Rocket City. More than 50 representatives from Huntsville’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — Efforts to better coordinate drone responses to natural and human-made disasters have landed the University of Alabama in Huntsville a three-year, $828,070 grant. It is the second largest […]