Defense — Page 8
HUNTSVILLE — QinetiQ, a leading defense and national security company, has officially launched operations in the Rocket City. The move to Redstone Gateway will help to enhance the company’s ability […]
WASHINGTON – A deep respect for North Alabama’s vital role in national security was on display this week when the U.S. House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal […]
HUNTSVILLE — Global defense and national security company QinetiQ US is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate its expansion into the Rocket City. According to the Virginia-based corporation, the […]
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has signed a classified strategy for countering the effects of unmanned systems, also called “drones,” the Defense Department announced. According to an unclassified […]
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — At 8:05 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, two Japanese aerial torpedoes struck the battleship USS California, tearing a 40-foot hole in its hull, during a surprise […]
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Just after 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, the battleship USS Arizona, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese bombers multiple times. At 8:06 a.m. […]
HUNTSVILLE – Torch Technologies has received a prime contract with a $33 billion ceiling and supports research and development across the Department of Defense, the company announced today. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […]
HUNTSVILLE — PeopleTec of Huntsville has been awarded a $261,125,292 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Army for program management services, scientific services, engineering services, logistics services, financial services and ancillary services. […]
WASHINGTON — As the Space Development Agency continues to build out the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, the agency’s director, Derek Tournear, said Link 16 will continue to be the top […]
ARLINGTON, Va. — Radiance Technologies has been awarded a $49,319,391 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Phase IV of the Secure Advanced Framework for Simulation and Modeling program. The Defense Advanced Research Projects […]
GUNTERSVILLE — Skyryse, the creator of SkyOS, the world’s first universal operating system for flight, has signed a strategic partnership with Ace Aeronautics, a major reseller of Black Hawk helicopters around […]
HUNTSVILLE — Dynetics has been awarded a $670.5 million contract from the Army for work on the hypersonic missile program. According to the Department of Defense, work on the cost-plus-fixed-fee […]
HUNTSVILLE– Sen. Tommy Tuberville believes U.S. Space Command will soon be in its “rightful home.” In a statement posted to his X account Saturday, Tuberville (R-Auburn) said bringing the agency […]
HUNTSVILLE — Auburn University will provide radiation studies at its Huntsville facility through a Department of Defense contract. According to the DoD, Auburn was awarded a sole source firm-fixed-price contract […]
FORT MYER, Va. — The soldiers and airmen who fill the National Guard’s ranks are at the core of the United States’ decisive advantage over its global competitors, the newly […]
HUNTSVILLE — With one of the largest contracts it has ever received, Huntsville-based Dynetics will produce missile parts for the Army. Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, was awarded […]
WASHINGTON – A Harvest man was among three Alabama veterans honored Tuesday in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor by Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke to commemorate Veterans […]
HUNTSVILLE – A Rocket City-based defense contractor will be doing a variety of support work over the next five years for the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, didn’t hold back on plans for the U.S. Space Command headquarters. ” … we will start construction […]
LONDON — Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has received a $19 million contract from the Department of Defense to equip a fleet of new H-47 Chinooks for the UK Royal Air […]
HUNTSVILLE – At a first-of-its-kind event, U.S. administration officials, lawmakers and local industry representatives discussed how AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, will […]
HUNTSVILLE — The Rocket City is famed for its missile and defense businesses and this most-recent acquisition is a coming together of two Huntsville businesses in those industries. Special Aerospace […]
HUNTSVILLE — It’s been quite a ride that last six months for Huntsville’s Victory Solutions. In May, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business was awarded a NASA grant for […]
