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BAE Systems has received $137 million in Foreign Military Sales contracts from the U.S. Army to deliver its AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) to allied nations, the company announced. […]

Huntsville-based Torch Technologies and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have launched a new partnership aimed at accelerating mission-relevant innovation for national security and strengthening workforce development efforts. […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt hosted the second annual AUKUS Defense Industry Forum at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center last week, convening defense and national security leaders from Australia, the […]

Terry Grisham

U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting has announced that Maj. Gen. Terry L. Grisham, an Alabama native with nearly four decades of military and civilian service, will serve as […]

The U.S. Army has awarded a $24.4 million contract modification to Intuitive Research and Technology Corp., increasing the total value of the Huntsville-based company’s contract to approximately $74 million. The […]

A sweeping federal review of Small Business Administration 8(a) defense contracts ordered by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is sending ripples throughout the defense industry.  The directive, issued Jan. 16, […]

A major $1 billion investment by the Department of War into L3Harris Technologies’ missile business is expected to strengthen the nation’s solid rocket motor supply chain and could have significant […]

After an unexpectedly loud boom from Redstone Arsenal Monday drew widespread attention across North Alabama, installation officials say the biggest lesson was not about the test itself, but about how […]

WASHINGTON — Strategic Test Solutions was awarded a $1,868,902,857 service contract for the Eglin Operations and Maintenance Service II. The Huntsville-based small business is a recently formed engineering services company […]

WASHINGTON — Raytheon Missiles and Defense was awarded a more than $384 million modification to a Tomahawk missile contract, the Department of Defense announced. Work on the contract will be […]

Radiance Technologies shares $85M Air Force contract

WASHINGTON — Huntsville-based Radiance Technologies is among three companies sharing a $85 million contract for the Advanced Framework For Simulation, Integration, And Modeling  (AFSIM) for the Greater Enterprise, according to […]

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control was awarded a $99,894,351 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for field and depot level technical and maintenance support services for HIMARS/MLRS fire control systems and […]

WASHINGTON — General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $39.3 million  contract modification to support Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture ground management and integration and operation and sustainment efforts. The […]

HUNTSVILLE — Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, emphasized the strength of the partnerships that make Huntsville a critical hub for innovation, readiness and mission success during a […]

HUNTSVILLE – Resolution, a Huntsville-based small business, has been selected as an awardee for a contract by the Missile Defense Agency. The Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity multiple award contract is for […]

HUNTSVILLE — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to travel to Redstone Arsenal for a sign unveiling ceremony this week at the site of the future U.S. Space Command headquarters. Gen. […]

COURTLAND — The countdown is winding down for a major missile production facility in Lawrence County. Lockheed Martin announced today the state-of-the-art Missile Assembly Building-5 in Courtland is on track […]

HUNTSVILLE — In a move called “meaningful” and “personal,” Thompson Gray has opened its headquarters at Hays Farm in South Huntsville. The relocation marks a milestone in the company’s continued […]

WASHINGTON — Seeing the success and lethality of drones in the Ukraine war, the Department of Defense is aiming to kickstart U.S. industry to make some 300,000 drones quickly and […]

HUNTSVILLE — Through its AI-enabled cyber and intelligence capabilities, Sentar has been chosen to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. Sentar is a […]

HUNTSVILLE — Teledyne Brown Engineering has received a $42,882,299 firm-fixed-price contract modification from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide spares in support of the MK11 SEAL Delivery Vehicle program, […]

HUNTSVILLE — The cybersecurity world is dynamic and cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated and diverse with every passing day. Hackers are employing advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures to breach […]

WASHINGTON – Saluted as a warrior on the homefront and overseas, retired Army Lt. Col. Susan Shapiro has been named December “Veteran of the Month” by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville. “The […]

STOCKTON, Calif. — A merger of two aerospace heavyweights combines more than a century’s worth of critical engineering and manufacturing expertise. Now known as Applied Aerospace & Defense, the merger […]

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