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MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $125,000 in state grants to support improvement projects at seven local airports. “Local airports are critical to connecting our communities […]

HUNTSVILLE — To keep pace with modern operational demands, Collins Aerospace of Huntsville was awarded an $80 million contract by the Army. The contract will enable Collins Aerospace, an RTX […]

DECATUR – Pryor Field Airport Authority has signed a lease agreement with a Memphis-based aviation maintenance company. “I am excited to see more growth at Pryor Field (DCU) and the […]

LONDON — Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has received a $19 million contract from the Department of Defense to equip a fleet of new H-47 Chinooks for the UK Royal Air […]

Avilution displays experimental technologies at EDGE

HUNTSVILLE – One of Huntsville’s exciting avionics software startups, Avilution, soared to new heights recently with the successful demonstration of its new experimental technologies. The demonstration was at the Army’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — A recent report from the Army at Redstone Arsenal said the AH-64 Apache helicopter is and will remain the Army’s attack helicopter for the foreseeable future. The Apache […]

HUNTSVILLE — Former Army aviation executive Jeffrey Langhout has joined the Avion Solutions board of directors, the company announced. Langhout brings more than 37 years of experience in Army leadership […]

SAIC’s Counter-UAS wins Edison Award

HUNTSVILLE — SAIC recently received the Edison Gold Award for Product and Service Development and Innovation for its Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems. The Edison Awards, named for Thomas Edison, honor […]

HUNTSVILLE — An advanced Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine powered the flight of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept in late January, the company announced. The project is in partnership with the […]

Huntsville defense veteran Dave Walsh joins Parry Labs

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Dave Walsh has been named Parry Labs vice president of engineering, the company announced. The former director of Open Systems for Military Avionics and Helicopters at Collins […]