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D-Day plus 80: Paratrooper who helped liberate French town portrayed in epic film
WASHINGTON -- On D-Day, June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the U.S. Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. near...
Lockheed Martin celebrates opening of 122,000 square-foot engineering facility
HUNTSVILLE – The reputation Huntsville earned as Rocket City has been decades in the making. Gov. Kay Ivey, not one to mince words, regularly...
Space officials outline key investments needed to ensure US maintains edge
WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department remains focused on maintaining its edge in space as competitors attempt to shift the balance in the domain, a...
Army awards Lockheed Martin $756M hypersonic weapon system contract
HUNTSVILLE – The Rocket City continues to live up to its moniker with the latest announcement from Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defense.
The...
UAH researcher to lead DoD study on lithium-ion batteries
HUNTSVILLE – A researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville won a Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) award for $600,000...
Special Aerospace Services acquires Willbrook Solutions
WASHINGTON -- Just two weeks after announcing a partnership with SAS, Godspeed Capital Management announced the acquisition of Willbrook Solutions by SAS.
The transaction marks...
Prevent defense: RTX supports local education for future returns
HUNTSVILLE – Four years ago, aerospace and defense giant RTX donated $4 million to help build the Cummings Research Park campus of one of...
RTX expanding Missile Integration Facility on Redstone Arsenal
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...
Lockheed Martin wins $4B MDA contract to upgrade battle management technology
HUNTSVILLE – Lockheed Martin has been awarded a more than $4 billion contract to continue work on a security defense system in a climate rich...
Lockheed Martin wins $17B missile defense 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,...