Q&A with Sen. Doug Jones: Of Ships, the Wall and Budget Redirection

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Sen. Jones: The wall has become more of a symbol now, than it is an effective reality.

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BAE Systems to Purchase Collins Aerospace’s Military GPS, Raytheon’s Radio Businesses

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BAE Systems said it intends to buy Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System business  and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios business for a combined $2.2 billion. The two high-performing businesses are being sold in connection with obtaining the required antitrust clearances for the previously announced pending merger between Raytheon and United Technologies Corp, BAE Systems said […]

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Qualis Acquires Bonham Technologies

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Qualis, an integrator of technical and engineering services to the Department of Defense and NASA, has acquired Bonham Technologies, a diversified Service Disabled, Veteran-Owned, Small Business. Bonham, which like Qualis is Huntsville-based, provides technical, programmatic and logistical support services for combat weapon systems and associated support equipment. Founded in 2004 by retired Army Col. Louis […]

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Booz Allen Digital Soldier Program Aims to Make Soldier ‘Unbeatable’

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In a conference room at Booz Allen’s fifth-floor Bridge Street office, anyone wearing virtual reality headgear can instantly be standing in the open door of a military plane flying above a training facility on the United States base of the instructor’s choosing. A first-timer wearing the contraption looks around the inside of the plane, steps […]

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Air Force Tests Boeing-built Minuteman III

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ICBM Weapon System Program Based in Huntsville

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Leidos Consolidates MDA Support in Cummings Research Park

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After supporting the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville for more than 15 years, Leidos spent $3 million to retrofit its first physical systems and support center in Huntsville. The 63,000-square-foot building at 915 Explorer Boulevard in Cummings Research Park consolidates the defense division of the company into one Huntsville location. Defense Group President Gerry Fasano […]

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Dynetics Technical Solutions Wins Army Priority Strategic Hypersonics Program

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$351.6 million contract to produce Common-Hypersonic Glide Body prototypes

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Huntsville’s Burgeoning Regional Economy Part 2: Right-sizing Lifestyle with Quality of Life

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(This is the second and final installment of a two-part story on the area’s growing economy.) Recently, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle shared his vision for Huntsville in terms of an average sized pie. He, along with business owners and civic officials, stood at city center – what Battle calls Huntsville’s “living room” – and looked […]

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Bechtel Cleared for Take-off in the Rocket City

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The expansion into Cummings Research Park is expected to improve Bechtel’s collaboration with aerospace and defense industry partners.

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26 Huntsville, Madison Businesses Named to Inc. 5000

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More than two dozen local companies have landed on this year’s version of the Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses. There are 26 businesses from Huntsville and Madison with […]

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