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HUNTSVILLE — There’s an old real estate adage: “Location. Location. Location.” And Davidson Technologies is making a move to a location closer to its customers. Corporate Office Properties Trust announced […]

Cummings Aerospace, Australian company to partner

HUNTSVILLE — A trip “down under” proved beneficial for Huntsville-based Cummings Aerospace. Criterion Solutions, headquartered in Australia, and Cummings Aerospace announced the intent to partner on defense technology solutions that […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne hits Patriot milestone

HUNTSVILLE — As company investments enable significant increases in production, Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 830,000th Attitude Control Motor for the Patriot missile system variants, the company said. “We take […]

HUNTSVILLE — While Colorado’s congressional delegation continues to criticize the U.S. Air Force’s decision not to select their state as the permanent home for Space Command’s headquarters, a federal government […]

'Coach' Tuberville scores in hard-hitting update

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama’s only college football coach-turned United States senator pulled no gimmick plays Wednesday concerning the dangers America is facing. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke of Huntsville’s unique role […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne hiring for new Huntsville facility

HUNTSVILLE – Aerojet Rocketdyne has begun hiring for its third campus in the Huntsville area, the company announced today. The new 379,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Jetplex Industrial Park is […]

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 […]

GENEVA, Switzerland — WISeKey International Holding, a global cybersecurity, AI and IoT company, has signed a sales representative agreement with Huntsville-based Rep One Associates. The agreement will help accelerate the […]

HUNTSVILLE— The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $1.6 billion over 16 years to provide guidance subsystem support for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, which […]

Military satellite network honors warfighter

The Space Development Agency’s resilient layered network of military satellites and supporting elements is now the “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture” or PWSA, the SDA announced. The agency is developing a […]

WASHINGTON — As a Colorado senator threatens to block Department of Defense nominations, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is steadfast in urging the Pentagon to approve moving the U.S. Space […]

Army STEM apprenticeships open at UAH

HUNTSVILLE – The Army Educational Outreach Program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has announced the opening of 2023 applications for STEM apprenticeships and fellowships. This program directly benefits […]

Thurgood joins BlueHalo board of advisors

ARLINGTON, Va. — Retired Army Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood has joined BlueHalo’s board of advisors, the company announced. Thurgood will advise strategic initiatives to advance BlueHalo’s position as the […]

HUNTSVILLE — CFD Research has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Altus Brands for its advanced hearing protector technology, which the company said is optimal for the warfighter. The hearing […]

HUNTSVILLE — D-Wave Quantum and Huntsville’s Davidson Technologies have entered into a multi-year reseller agreement, the companies announced. The new alliance will be highlighted at Qubits, D-Wave’s annual user conference […]

Joint Fires Summit coming in January

HUNTSVILLE — The Defense Strategies Institute’s second annual Joint Fires Summit is slated for next month in Huntsville. The summit is Jan. 18-19 at the Stone Event Center at Campus […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is offering scholarships in cybersecurity. According to UAH, the scholarships are available through 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 […]

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 […]