76.4 F
Huntsville
76.7 F
Muscle Shoals
72.7 F
Albertville
73 F
Fort Payne

CATEGORY

Missile defense

Dark Eagle: Army announces official name for its long-range hypersonic weapon

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...

Northrop wins $47M Army contract; gets $22M modification to Navy contract

WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman Systems won a $47 million Army contract and received a $22 million modification to a Navy contract, according to a...

Deliveries of Boeing’s Patriot seeker soar; production capacity also climbs at Huntsville plant

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...

Senior joint force leaders testify Golden Dome ‘a very bold vision’

WASHINGTON -- Comparing a missile defense program to the Manhattan Project, senior-level leaders of the joint force testified Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services...

Auburn secures $11.4M contract for Missile Defense Agency project

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...

Lockheed Martin facilities in Huntsville, Anniston, Troy working on $729.5M THAAD contract

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...

Raytheon awarded $99M contract from Missile Defense Agency

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...

Huntsville companies join to develop spaceplane technology and drones that can reach Mach 5

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...

U.S. Rep. Strong: The Rocket City is ready to deliver

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...

Raytheon helps Navy bolster air defense with $333M missile order

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...