Huntsville’s Department of Defense Contracts Review: July 04 – July 08

This new series from the Huntsville Business Journal will cover DoD contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County businesses. Each week, the Huntsville Business Journal will provide you with an update to the various military contracts that local businesses are awarded. The first entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday July […]

Competition Heats Up For Lunar Terrain Vehicle

As the Artemis I mission draws closer, NASA is looking ahead to future manned missions. By 2024 NASA plans to land humans on the moon, where they will explore the surface for about a week before returning to Orion for the trip home to Earth.  At the lunar South Pole, NASA and its global partners […]

US Air Force selects EOS Defense Systems USA for $950 million Advanced Battle Management Systems IDIQ Contract

HUNTSVILLE, AL – EOS Defense Systems USA (EOSDS USA), a company specializing in next-generation remote weapon systems, vehicle turrets and counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS), has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to compete for task orders alongside several other companies under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). […]

Strategic deal adds to Yulista’s capabilities in Missile and Aerospace Engineering Services.

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Yulista, a global leader in rapid response aerospace and defense solutions, today announced the acquisition of Troy7, Inc. a Woman-Owned Small Business specializing in missile and  aerospace engineering solutions. Troy7 brings a legacy of support to more than 350 missile defense and  space flight missions for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Space […]

South Alabama company awarded NASA contract to assist Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA recently announced the awarding of a facilities engineering design and inspection services contract to Vanguard Pacific of Foley. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract is to provide architecture and engineering design services at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. The contract will go into effect on August 1, 2022, and is valued at $25.6 million with […]

Huntsville’s Aerobotix and Automated Solutions Australia announce partnership

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Aerobotix and Automated Solutions Australia (ASA) today officially announced a robotic automation international partnership between the two companies for the development, testing and manufacturing of hypersonic missiles. The partnership follows the 2021 signing of the AUKUS security pact between the U.S., U.K. and Australian Governments, which includes provisions for the allies to work together on hypersonic […]

Lockheed Martin Breaks Ground on New Missile System Integration Lab

On Monday, Lockheed Martin officially broke ground on its Missile System Integration Lab (MSIL) at its Huntsville campus. This building, slated to open in Q3 of 2023, will support development, testing, and integration for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.  The $16.5 million facility, designed by Goodwyn Mills Cawood and to be built by Doster […]

Artemis Update: Despite minor test errors, wet dress rehearsal fires off smoothly

After a very long day of work, the Artemis team has earned a well-deserved chance to appreciate a job well done following the completion of its fourth wet dress rehearsal. NASA administrators announced during the post-wet dress teleconference that although the latest exercise wasn’t without a few hiccups, all of the critical targets had been […]

Businesses Taking Steps to Smooth Transition Back to Physical Workspaces

As the pandemic wanes and most people are comfortably venturing out in public again, businesses are increasingly calling for employees to return to the office. While essential workers and those who solely relied on in-person interactions commuted to their jobs throughout the pandemic, many knowledge-based positions, particularly in the tech sector, shifted to strictly virtual […]

Boeing Discusses Its Economic Impact, Celebrates 60 Years in Alabama

Boeing, Alabama’s largest aerospace company, commemorated its 60th year of operation in Huntsville with a presentation held on Tuesday, June 7 at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce.  Chamber president and CEO Chip Cherry kicked off the event, noting that Boeing secured its first business license in Huntsville in 1962 and describing the company as […]