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As military leaders at this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium repeatedly call on industry to deliver technology faster, Huntsville-based Aurex says it has already built its business around doing […]

U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting used one of the most anticipated addresses of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium Wednesday morning to deliver two messages with particular […]

A panel of current and former military leaders at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Tuesday framed Golden Dome for America as more than sensors and interceptors. The discussion […]

Huntsville-based Torch Technologies has been awarded a nearly $1 billion U.S. Air Force contract supporting aerospace research, development, testing and evaluation. The $992.35 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for Torch […]

The 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium opened Tuesday with a message that carried from the first military briefing of the morning to one of the most anticipated updates of […]

The Von Braun Center was buzzing Tuesday morning as the 29th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium got underway, with giant missiles, drones, military vehicles and some of the defense […]

The conference room at the Embassy Suites in Huntsville isn’t exactly what you’d expect for headline-making defense news. But on Monday afternoon, it was packed with announcements from Lockheed Martin […]

Raytheon has been awarded a $745.4 million contract to manufacture and assemble Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors for the U.S. government and Japan, with a portion of the work taking […]

Huntsville-based aerospace and defense company Aurex plans to unveil a new secure communications concept during this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium, highlighting the firm’s continued expansion into advanced defense […]

Duotech Services has opened a new 25,000-square-foot facility in Huntsville as the defense contractor expands its work supporting missile and missile defense systems. The company’s ribbon-cutting ceremony marked a $4 […]

Just months after opening its massive defense manufacturing facility in the Shoals, Hadrian announced Thursday it has raised $1.37 billion in new financing to accelerate expansion of its highly automated […]

Huntsville-based Yorktown Systems Group has been awarded a $51.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide warfighter training support services for the U.S. Air Force Academy over the next five […]

Redwire officials, local leaders and elected officials gathered Tuesday to celebrate the start of construction on the company’s expanded Huntsville campus, a project expected to create about 150 new high-skilled […]

The U.S. Department of War announced Monday a new effort to expand the domestic supply chain for two of the nation’s most important missile defense systems, marking another major investment […]

A Huntsville-based defense technology company is poised to significantly expand domestic drone manufacturing after receiving a conditional federal loan commitment worth up to $820 million from the U.S. Department of […]

Huntsville-based Sigmatech Inc. has been awarded a $49 million U.S. Space Force contract to provide systems engineering and technical assistance services supporting key space operations and logistics programs. The firm-fixed-price […]

L3Harris Technologies will expand production of critical missile propulsion systems under two new seven-year framework agreements announced by the Department of War, a move that supports ongoing manufacturing operations at […]

Torch Technologies has been awarded a $12.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to continue supporting hardware-in-the-loop systems integration and testing efforts. The Department of Defense announced that the […]

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Texas-based Venus Aerospace to evaluate a new rocket engine technology that could significantly increase the range and speed of future U.S. missile systems. The companies […]

As emerging technologies reshape the nation’s security landscape, The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced it is expanding its Intelligence and Security Studies offerings to prepare the next generation of […]

Huntsville-based Aventis LLC has been awarded a potential $523.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide technical and management advisory services supporting aerospace research, development, testing and evaluation programs. The […]

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new airborne counter-drone system capable of disabling swarms of enemy drones using high-power microwave technology, with the program managed through the company’s Missiles and Fire Control […]

Huntsville-based Sigmatech Inc. has been awarded a $108.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide systems engineering and technical assistance supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Space Acquisition […]

A Huntsville defense contractor is among four companies selected to compete for future task orders under a U.S. Army contract valued at up to $44.6 million for ammunition industrial base […]

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