Auburn has been selected as one of five communities worldwide for GE Aerospace’s new, $30 million workforce training program, Lifting Futures, the company announced Wednesday. And the program reaches from the Loveliest Village to the Rocket City. Auburn is the hub for multi-sector industrial component manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO), and defense. GE Aerospace […]
It helps to be a known quantity and that familiarity helped Guntersville land a $500 million electronics plant. Japan-based JST said Friday it will build an automation-based facility in the city’s Conners Island Business Park. The project is expected to cover 540,000 square feet and feature a design that incorporates the natural setting of the […]
Dynetics has been awarded a $617 million contract by the Army to produce its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment Two systems, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The contract, valued at $617,164,135 will fund the purchase of launcher systems, retrofitting prototype launchers, buying all-up-round magazines, soldier trainers, weight representative training devices, contractor logistics services, initial […]
While India and the United States share similar histories, both are former members of the British empire, they also share similar political systems as the two largest democracies in the world. The two nations also share economic interests that extend to Huntsville by linking local companies with India’s growing economy. “Of five or six of […]
U.S. Representative Dale Strong (AL-05) visited the Leidos Advanced Training Center on the campus of Drake State Community and Technical College yesterday, joining Drake State president Patricia Sims, faculty and staff to celebrate the enduring partnership between Drake State and the Huntsville community. The visit celebrated the college’s 65th anniversary and its continued role as […]
Boeing’s Huntsville facility will triple production of its PAC-3 missile seekers following an agreement on a seven-year deal with the Pentagon. Under the agreement, Boeing, the Department of War and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement prime contractor Lockheed Martin will immediately begin production ramp-up and negotiate toward a multi-year contract award later this year. “This agreement […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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