In a matter of seconds and a puff of smoke, the threat is eliminated. And in this era of drones and counter-drones, this is what warfare has become. KBR is on the front-line of this new style of combat with its Firefly weapon system – designed, engineered and tested in Huntsville. Simply put, it is […]
In what is called a significant milestone, Torch Technologies was awarded a contract valued at more than $992 million from the Air Force. Torch, a Huntsville-based employee-owned company, participated in this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium. The $992,350,357 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for technical and management advisory services. This contract provides support for aerospace […]
If there were any doubts the commander of the U.S. Space Command had misgivings about moving to Huntsville, he dispelled them Wednesday. “This feels a little more like home every day,” Gen. Stephen Whiting said during the Space Command update at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium. “We’re moving full speed to make Redstone Arsenal […]
In addressing the packed Mark C. Smith Concert Hall for the opening session of the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Lt. Gen. John Rafferty cited the legacy of Huntsville and the nation’s space and missile defense programs. “I don’t think the members of Operation Paperclip (the Army project that brought Dr. Wernher von Braun and […]
To help ensure mission readiness for the Army’s Chinook helicopter fleet, Collins Aerospace has been awarded a contract worth up to $472 million. The announcement was made Tuesday during the Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville. The Army contract is to provide engineering services that support the modernization and sustainment of the CH‑47 Chinook […]
The test-firing of a next generation missile motor has been called a success, Lockheed Martin announced on the opening day of the Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville. The company said the Stage 2 rocket motor for the Next Generation Interceptor program completed a static fire test inside a high-vacuum chamber that replicates the […]
Teledyne and its broad portfolio of technologies will be among the companies and agencies taking part in the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium. The annual event is Tuesday through Thursday at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville. For 29 years, the Space and Missile Defense Symposium – the largest gathering of industry leaders, […]
Huntsville sits at the crossroads of space, defense and technology. And nowhere was that more apparent than at Monday’s “groundbreaking” ceremony for integrated aerospace and defense company Redwire. Actually, it was more of a “dirt throwing” as the shell of the new facility loomed in the background of the ceremony. In fact, for Mayor Tommy […]
Huntsville is called a “smart city” and that isn’t an overstatement. The Rocket City is one of the nation’s most highly educated cities. Nearly 47.2% of adults age 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Its three four-year universities – Alabama A&M, University of Alabama in Huntsville, […]
Military use of drones has increased exponentially in the war in Ukraine and, most recently, in the fighting in the Middle East. However, modern conflict has shown that nations cannot surge industrial capability after a crisis begins, which could limit the availability of the unmanned systems. For the United States, that has been troubling particularly […]
