WASHINGTON — A test of a long-range radar that is part of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system was called a success, the Missile Defense Agency and Boeing announced. The MDA, […]

HUNTSVILLE — A civilian Department of Defense employee from Huntsville made her initial court appearance Tuesday to face charges of unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents, according to the […]

WASHINGTON — Integration Innovation Inc. (i3) of Huntsville has been awarded a nearly $429 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency. With the $428,991,242 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, i3 will be tasked […]

WASHINGTON — In an effort to boost the nation’s defense through land and space-based capabilities, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong joined with U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank to launch the House Golden […]

WASHINGTON — A radar that is capable of tracking hypersonic missiles was delivered to the Missile Defense Agency on Monday, Raytheon announced. The upgraded radar for the Terminal High Altitude […]

WASHINGTON — Raytheon has been issued a modification of more than $2.1 billion to a $1.1 billion missile contract, the Department of Defense announced. The $2.134 billion modification to a […]

HUNTSVILLE — Just 13 months after groundbreaking, Raytheon’s $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility reached its halfway point. Raytheon, an RTX business, said the […]

WASHINGTON — To avoid a gap in the schedule and performance until a follow-on contract is awarded, the Missile Defense Agency has issued a $25.7 million contract modification to Northrop […]

WASHINGTON — The Huntsville office of Northrop Grumman Systems recently received an Army contract modification for Polish air defense. The $9,721,369 modification is to a contract for the Wisla (Poland) […]

WASHINGTON — During a hearing on missile defense Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee, a panel of senior Defense Department officials testified regarding their respective organizations’ progress in developing […]

WASHINGTON — The Army announced “Dark Eagle” as the popular name for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon following the system’s successful end-to-end flight test of the common All-Up Round last December. […]

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman Systems won a $47 million Army contract and received a $22 million modification to a Navy contract, according to a Department of Defense news release. Northrop’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — Deliveries hit a record high for Boeing’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seeker program in 2024, with more than 500 produced for the Army and global partners, the company announced. […]

WASHINGTON — Comparing a missile defense program to the Manhattan Project, senior-level leaders of the joint force testified Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the proposed program and […]

HUNTSVILLE — Backed by a recent $11.4 million Department of Defense contract through the Missile Defense Agency at Redstone Arsenal, Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park […]

HUNTSVILLE — Lockheed Martin Space was awarded a $211.7 million modification to a contract on work that is being performed at three Alabama sites. The modification is for maintenance and […]

HUNTSVILLE — Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a noncompetitive firm-fixed-price contract from the Missile Defense Agency valued at $99 million. According to the contract, Raytheon will procure and deliver SM-3 […]

HUNTSVILLE — Mach 5 is the name of the car in the “Speed Racer” anime series. It’s also the target speed of a ground-breaking UAS project by a pair of […]

This week, President Trump signed an executive order to build a state-of-the-art missile defense system, an “Iron Dome for America,” to protect the United States from missiles and next-generation air […]

WASHINGTON — Huntsville’s Raytheon facility will be doing a lot of the heavy lifting in a recent missile contract won by the company. Tucson-based Raytheon was awarded a $333,281,489 firm-fixed-price […]

WASHINGTON — A ballistic missile target was intercepted in a Missile Defense Agency test off the coast of Guam, the Pentagon announced. Partnering with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and other Defense […]

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 — North Carolina-based Assertive Professionals has been awarded a $127,330,835 contract from the Missile Defense Agency at Redstone Arsenal. The company is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Economically […]

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 […]