SMD Symposium Focused on Defense in New Era

The annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium begins today at the Von Braun Center with dozens of exhibitors, a list of distinguished speakers and a focus on the future. About a dozen top military officials are scheduled to speak in person or virtually. This year’s symposium theme is “Space and Integrated Air and Missile Defense […]

EOS Remote Systems Demonstrate Precision Firepower in Recent Range Test

A Huntsville-based weapons manufacturer put on an impressive display of it remote weapon systems recently, consistently hitting targets with their first rounds. According to a news release, EOS Defense Systems demonstrated its Remote Weapon Stations to U.S. military observers at the Crew Served Weapons Industry Range Day event July 14-15 at Fort Benning, Ga. The […]

Army Awards BAE Systems $62M for Next-Generation Missile Warning System

Work to be performed at BAE’s facilities in Huntsville and New Hampshire

HASBAT Hosting Small Business Showcase at Annual SMD Symposium

Attention, small business government contractors! Companies that provide and develop unique services and products to support the aerospace and defense systems are urged to take part in the inaugural Space & Missile Defense Small Business Showcase. The showcase is hosted by the Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology from Aug. 10-12 at the […]

Huntsville’s QuantiTech and Subsidiaries Combine Forces as Axient

With a vision, Sheila Brown founded QuantiTech in 1991 as a Woman-Owned Small Business providing engineering expertise and management advisory services to government and commercial customers. In 30 years, QuantiTech has grown into a family of four companies with engineering capabilities in the aerospace and cyberspace industries. Now, QuantiTech, Millennium Engineering and Integration, Dynamic Concepts, […]

Torch Awarded $722M Aviation and Missile Systems Task Order

Torch Technologies has been awarded a $722 million task order to develop models and simulations for the Army. The award was by the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center Systems Simulation Software and Integration Directorate for Modeling and Simulation Aviation and Missile Systems. The task order has a five-year period of performance […]

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman to Develop Next Generation Ballistic Missiles in Huntsville

The competition to design America’s Next Generation Interceptor is on – and Huntsville will play a key role in the new generation of missile defense. The same week North Korea launched a public display of ballistic missile tests, the Missile Defense Agency awarded $7.6 billion in contract money to Northrop Grumman (partnering with Raytheon) and […]

Sikorsky Debuts S-97 Raider in Redstone Arsenal Demonstration

It is faster. It is more maneuverable. It can go farther. It is more agile, more reliable, and has a higher survivability rate than any rotorcraft available today. Those advanced military capabilities were on full display when the transformational Sikorsky S-97 Raider light-attack scout helicopter made its debut in a Future Vertical Lift Flight demonstration […]

Lockheed Martin Awarded $3.7B to Modernize Key Missile Defense Mission

The Missile Defense Agency selected Lockheed Martin and partner Aerojet Rocketdyne to deliver the nation’s most advanced missile defense system, the Next Generation Interceptor. The $3.7 billion contract for Next Generation Interceptor is the first step in the development and demonstration phase delivering on MDA’s requirements to modernize the current Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. The contract will develop […]

QOMPLX to Acquire Huntsville-based Sentar

Risk analytics company QOMPLX has entered into an agreement to acquire Sentar, the two companies announced. Sentar is a cyber-intelligence company, applying analytics, operations and systems engineering expertise to protect our national security by innovating, building, and securing mission-critical assets. The Huntsville-based company will continue to be headed by President Darren Kraabel with other key […]