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HUNTSVILLE — A new weapon that is fast, light and cost-effective could soon enter the Army’s arsenal thanks to a Huntsville small business. Cummings Aerospace recently completed a series of […]

Dynetics awarded $204M Army missile contract

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 […]

DECATUR — Toray Composite Materials America is increasing the production capacity of a critical component for U.S. military aircraft. The company’s newly upgraded carbon fiber production line in Decatur has […]

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 and in the town of Sainte […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Rocket City continues to live up to its moniker with the latest announcement from Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defense. The Army awarded Lockheed Martin a […]

HUNTSVILLE – Newly launched Astrion didn’t waste any time getting into orbit of Army contracts. The company was awarded a five-year, $910 million Redstone Test and Engineering Services contract by […]

Huntsville drill sergeant found dead at Fort Jackson

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — A Huntsville native and another Alabama soldier were found dead at Fort Jackson, just days apart, the Army reported. The soldiers, both drill sergeants, have been […]

UAH professor on NATO drone research team

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Bryan Mesmer, an associate professor and researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of Engineering, will be teaming up with academics, other researchers and postgraduate […]

Aerojet three-peat: Company flying high this week

HUNTSVILLE — It’s been a newsworthy week for Aerojet Rocketdyne in Huntsville. The most recent development came Wednesday when the company announced the development of an advanced propulsion solution for […]

HUNTSVILLE — Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Battle Command System is ready to be fielded to Army units, the company announced. IBCS is the cornerstone of the Army’s air and missile defense […]

HUNTSVILLE – C. Ryan Christian, an Army veteran, has joined the Bradley Arant Boult Cummings law firm as an associate in the government contracts division. Christian will advise clients in […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Army has awarded BAE Systems a $699 million, five-year contract for Defense Supercomputing Resource Center operations. The contract provides for maintenance, and management services including program-wide services […]

HUNTSVILLE — Yorktown Systems Group Senior Vice President of Operations Chris Hardy was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame in a ceremony Wednesday at Fort Benning, Ga. Hardy served […]

HUNTSVILLE – SMX, a global technology and advanced engineering provider, has been awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program services contract valued at $84.5 million over five years. […]

After two of Arlington National Cemetery’s Caisson horses died within four days of each other amid reports of deplorable living conditions and mistreatment earlier this spring, the U.S. Army has […]

Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) developed primarily here at Redstone Arsenal successfully completed two recent U.S. Army flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, further demonstrating […]

U.S. Army anti-tank missile experts are enlisting the help of Lockheed Martin Corp. to evaluate the Israeli Spike lightweight anti-armor missile for potential use by infantry warfighters, and on combat […]

HUNTSVILLE — Public and private sector leaders on Thursday announced that Redstone Arsenal is set to benefit from enhanced wireless communications by way of AT&T’s FirstNet. FirstNet was created to […]

HUNTSVILLE — Collins Aerospace, a unit of defense contracting giant Raytheon, last week unveiled a first-of-its-kind Army Customer Experience Center in Huntsville. The center was designed in an effort to […]

Boeing on Monday announced that it had been awarded a $1.1 billion U.S. Army contract to extend production for the branch’s missile seeker arsenal. Under the contract, the defense behemoth […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Rocket City this week is hosting the National Cyber Summit, a prestigious network consisting of field experts from the public and private sectors. Over 2,500 attendees will […]

Huntsville-based Dynetics on Monday announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space for the Enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) to […]

Boeing on Tuesday announced that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the aerospace giant a new 18-year, $1.6 billion sole-source contract to maintain its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) […]

Prisoner of War and Purple Heart recipient Mike Durant is exploring the possibility of entering Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate. Sources say a poll was conducted that included […]