Defense — Page 11
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 […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville-made advanced missile warning system will help America’s allies defend their aircraft from attack. BAE Systems said it has received $114 million in foreign military sales contracts […]
HUNTSVILLE – Northrop Grumman announced that it continues to accelerate the progress on deploying a critical homeland defense capability to the U.S. warfighter. According to a news release, Northrop Grumman’s […]
DECATUR — Carbon fiber is a key, though not-so-well-known, element of America’s weapons systems. And, as is locally known, a lot of those systems are managed at Redstone Arsenal in […]
HUNTSVILLE – The Army has engineered a move, of sorts, to its presence in the Rocket City. Joining the ranks of an ever-expanding Redstone Gateway, the Army Engineering and Support […]
HUNTSVILLE – Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are leading a NATO partnership to address emerging security challenges presented by quantum technologies. Quantum computers exploit quantum phenomena to […]
