Cummings Aerospace’s Hellhound combines affordability, utility and lethality

“We’re really trying to give maximum utility to the soldier at a price that is highly affordable.” That’s how Sheila Cummings, CEO of Cummings Aerospace, describes her company’s latest product for American and allied soldiers – the Hellhound S3. The Hellhound S3 drone is 3D-printed at the company’s 46,000 square-foot facility at Redstone Gateway. “We’re […]

‘Amazon for the soldier’: Army launches online marketplace to revolutionize drone acquisition

Imagine a digital one-stop shop that will allow Army units, government partners and allies to buy drone systems. Well, there’s no need to imagine. It is reality. Nicknamed “Amazon for the soldier,” the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Marketplace was launched this week at the AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exhibition in the Von Braun Center. The […]

$5 a shot vs. $4M a shot: AeroVironment’s LOCUST X3 laser makes battlefield math easy

It’s simple battlefield math but not quite 1+1=2.  It’s more like a $50,000 drone>$30 million aircraft and a $4 million missile shot<the $50,000 drone. Enter the economics of AeroVironment: A $5 laser shot<$4 million missile shot, therefore the $5 laser shot>the $50,000 drone. This cutting-edge development by the Huntsville company was showcased this week at […]

Sigma, America’s most advanced mobile tactical cannon rolls into the Von Braun Center

Shoot and scoot. That’s the strategy behind the newest self-propelled howitzer in the U.S. arsenal. And it’s all made in the U.S.A. Elbit Systems, partnering with Oshkosh Defense, unveiled Sigma in a rare public appearance at this week’s AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exhibition. “We’re launching the Sigma howitzer with our friends at Oshkosh,” said […]

Bite of the VAMPIRE: L3Harris ramps up counter-drone production in Huntsville

There will soon be VAMPIREs flying out of Cummings Research Park. And they will be deadly. No, we’re not talking about the likes of Dracula or Nosferatu nor, even, characters of Anne Rice. These VAMPIREs (Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment) are the latest line of defense against drone attacks and L3Harris is ramping up […]

Global Force: Epirus, General Dynamics, Kodiak unveil mobile, high-power microwave platform to counter drones

With drones rapidly taking over 21st century warfare, namely the wars in Ukraine and Iran, countries have been forced to adjust their strategies in real time. Static missile-based defenses have proven inefficient in halting drone attacks and the mobile missile defense systems are more geared toward aircraft and incoming missiles. To answer this new threat […]

Raytheon completes $115 million expansion of Huntsville missile integration facility

A cornerstone of Raytheon’s missile production on Redstone Arsenal just got a little bigger. The company announced it has completed a 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Raytheon officials said the $115 million capital investment will increase the facility’s integration and delivery capacity by over 50% and […]

Gulf Distributing plans $9M Huntsville warehouse expansion

Woodward Design+Build is working on a warehouse expansion project for Gulf Distributing Company in Huntsville. The $9 million project includes a 65,000-square-foot warehouse addition and site improvements to Gulf Distributing’s existing 109,000-square-foot office and warehouse facility. Woodward is providing design and construction services for the project. The expansion follows a previous collaboration between the companies on […]

GE Aerospace announces $55 million expansion at Huntsville-Limestone County facility

Just a year after announcing plans for a $22 million expansion of its Huntsville facility, GE Aerospace is growing again in the Rocket City. The aircraft engine builder said today it will invest $55 million in new and upgraded production equipment and building improvements.  “GE Aerospace has been an important part of Huntsville’s aerospace and […]

Huntsville City Schools presents 10-year capital plan, receives $5 million dollars from area economic development districts

Huntsville City Schools’ $600 million, 10-year capital plan was presented at the Huntsville City Council Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26.  Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Clarence Sutton, the school district’s financial officer Dustin Daehn, and City Finance Director Penny Smith presented details of the plan to council members. Sutton said the capital plan is integral […]