BAE Systems and Leonardo Collaborate on Interoperable Aircraft Survivability Solution

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BAE Systems, Inc. and Leonardo UK recently received U.S. government approval to develop an interoperable aircraft survivability suite consisting of BAE Systems’ AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) and Leonardo’s Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) System. The combined capability will significantly enhance aircraft survivability against advanced threats. “This layered defense against new and advanced threats […]

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Department of Defense Contract Review: January 23 – February 03

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This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday, January […]

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Huntsville’s Torch Announces Two Executive Promotions

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Torch Technologies announced the promotions of Sam Burkett to Senior Vice President and Brady Porter to Vice President effective February 1, 2023. Mr. Sam Burkett Burkett joined Torch in 2016 and manages the Torch Air Force Weapons Group headquartered in Shalimar, FL, with employee-owners in Albuquerque, NM, Dayton, OH, Boston, MA, Hampton, VA, Las Vegas, […]

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Boeing Awarded $1.6B Contract for Minuteman Missile

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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion contract to provide guidance subsystem support for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is supported at the Boeing Huntsville site. Boeing will maintain the around-the-clock readiness and accuracy of Minuteman ICBM guidance systems — which have logged more than 40 million hours of continuous operation […]

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2023 Applications Open for UAH AEOP STEM Apprenticeships and Fellowships for High School Students

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama system, has officially announced the opening of 2023 applications for STEM apprenticeships and fellowships. This program directly benefits the mission of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) without a requirement for military […]

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JLL Capital Markets Closes Sale on Redstone Research and Development Facility

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JLL Capital Markets announced that it has closed the single-tenant sale of a Research & Development Facility at Redstone Arsenal leased to a global defense contractor in Huntsville, Alabama. JLL represented the seller, AGC Equity Partners, in the sale to FD Stonewater STAR Fund. The property was completed in 2020 as a build-to-suit for one […]

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Department of Defense Contract Review: December 27 – January 06

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This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Tuesday, December […]

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Retired Lieutenant General Thurgood to Join BlueHalo Board of Advisors

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – BlueHalo announced yesterday that retired United States Army Lieutenant General L. Neil  Thurgood has joined the company’s Board of Advisors. In this role, Thurgood will advise various strategic initiatives to advance BlueHalo’s position as the new alternative prime in the defense and national security market.  Throughout over 37 years of distinguished military […]

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Department of Defense Contract Review: $1.6B Awarded Between December 12 – 23

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This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday, December […]

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Boeing Delivers Two Ground-Based Interceptors for U.S. Missile Defense Threats

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Boeing has delivered two new ground-based interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Fort Greely, Alaska, the home to the missile fields that protect the entire United States homeland from long-range ballistic threats. The additional interceptors strengthen the capacity, capability and reliability of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. “Boeing is making America’s homeland […]

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