Torch Technologies wins ‘milestone’ $992.3 million Air Force contract

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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 […]

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Lockheed Martin says test of NGI stage 2 motor a success; wins MDA modeling contract

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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 […]

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Defense contract roundup: Yorktown Systems wins $51.5 million Air Force training contract

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Yorktown Systems Group’s $51.5 million contract award leads this week’s list of Huntsville defense contract announcements. The local company’s $51,565,132 firm-fixed-price five-year contract provides warfighter training support services for the Air Force Academy.  The work will be performed at the academy and is expected to be complete by Aug. 2, 2031.  Other Huntsville contract announcements: […]

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New Nursing Dean Brings Big Plans to UAH

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Just a month on the job, the new dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is excited about the future.  And he’s not willing to let the highly successful nursing program rest on its past laurels.  “I’m extremely proud of our faculty and staff,” Dr. Hyochol Brian Ahn said. […]

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Three Alabama Community Colleges Secure $500,000 NSF Grant for Semiconductor STEM Project

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Drake State Community & Technical College, in partnership with Trenholm State Community College and Lawson State Community College, has been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a project named the Semiconductor Exposure, Exploration, and Development (SEED): Collaborative to Broaden Participation in STEM Education. The grant award period runs from October 1, 2026, […]

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ALDOT to begin study for a third Tennessee River bridge at Decatur

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Hey, Decatur commuters, help is on the way. It won’t happen any time soon, but a third Tennessee River bridge to serve Decatur is on the horizon. Alabama Department of Transportation officials said the agency will soon begin a corridor study for alignment options for a new Tennessee River crossing. The project aims to relieve […]

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Defense contract roundup: Aventis awarded contracts totalling more than $856 million

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Huntsville-based Aventis has been awarded a pair of Air Force contracts valued at more than $856 million, the Department of Defense announced. The $523,863,958 and $323,405,239 cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts are for technical and management advisory services, the DoD said. The contracts provide support for aerospace research, development, and test and evaluation activities.  The work will be […]

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Ready for launch: Huntsville hosting inaugural Rocket City Space Fest

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“All roads have led through Huntsville since the beginning of America’s space flight program. That’s not changing.” – NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. We aren’t called the Rocket City for nothing. And Huntsville will celebrate its singular place in space history with the inaugural Rocket City Space Fest. The nine-day community festival launches Thursday – the […]

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Goodwyn Mills Cawood acquires Matheny Goldmon with designs on county courthouse project

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With a belief that they’re “better together,” Huntsville design firms Goodwyn Mills Cawood and Matheny Goldmon have joined forces. The two firms announced the acquisition Wednesday. The new GMC team will move into the Matheny Goldmon office on Woodson Street before the end of the year. “We truly believe we’re better together,” Matheny Goldmon Principal […]

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Boeing-Drake State apprenticeship program includes job guarantee, benefits package

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To say a new apprenticeship program at Drake State Community & Technical College is generating excitement, is putting it mildly. “I was stopped in the lobby (of Drake State’s O’Neal Library and Technology Center) by about 10 or 15 people asking ‘how do I apply?’” said Lance Fulks, vice president of manufacturing for Boeing Space, […]

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