Army Awards BAE Systems $62M for Next-Generation Missile Warning System

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Work to be performed at BAE’s facilities in Huntsville and New Hampshire

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Armed Forces Week: Music, Military Displays & Softball

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At 8 a.m. today, Mayor Tommy Battle was scheduled to kick-start a series of free public events marking Armed Forces Week in the Rocket City with an official proclamation signing ceremony at the Huntsville/Madison County Veterans Memorial. The proclamation gives the community an opportunity to honor the service and sacrifice of men and women who […]

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HASBAT Hosting Small Business Showcase at Annual SMD Symposium

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Attention, small business government contractors! Companies that provide and develop unique services and products to support the aerospace and defense systems are urged to take part in the inaugural Space & Missile Defense Small Business Showcase. The showcase is hosted by the Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology from Aug. 10-12 at the […]

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Gold Star Families Ceremony Leads Armed Forces Celebration

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A salute to Gold Star Families will mark the kick off of Huntsville’s Armed Forces Celebration.  The Gold Star ceremony will take place Sunday at Toyota Field as part of the Rocket City Trash Pandas baseball game. Just prior to the first pitch at 2:35 p.m., an announcement will be made honoring the immediate family […]

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Michigan-based Orbital Effects Launches Rocket City Operations

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A Michigan-based company is expanding in Huntsville, adding more than two dozen jobs as it establishes a location in the Rocket City. Orbital Effects brings cutting-edge radar satellite technologies to address the nation’s national security challenges. The company is hiring here, and will bring on 25 people to support its Huntsville operations. “Orbital Effects is […]

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Torch Awarded $722M Aviation and Missile Systems Task Order

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Torch Technologies has been awarded a $722 million task order to develop models and simulations for the Army. The award was by the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center Systems Simulation Software and Integration Directorate for Modeling and Simulation Aviation and Missile Systems. The task order has a five-year period of performance […]

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‘Heroic’ Partnership Helps Transition Veterans into Workforce

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No one is better qualified than military veterans to fill some of the estimated 25,000 new jobs in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, construction, logistics, and technology Huntsville is projected to add over the next 18 months. To meet that demand, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation have forged a […]

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Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman to Develop Next Generation Ballistic Missiles in Huntsville

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The competition to design America’s Next Generation Interceptor is on – and Huntsville will play a key role in the new generation of missile defense. The same week North Korea launched a public display of ballistic missile tests, the Missile Defense Agency awarded $7.6 billion in contract money to Northrop Grumman (partnering with Raytheon) and […]

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Sikorsky Debuts S-97 Raider in Redstone Arsenal Demonstration

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It is faster. It is more maneuverable. It can go farther. It is more agile, more reliable, and has a higher survivability rate than any rotorcraft available today. Those advanced military capabilities were on full display when the transformational Sikorsky S-97 Raider light-attack scout helicopter made its debut in a Future Vertical Lift Flight demonstration […]

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Northrop Grumman Completes Army’s Command Systems Refurb

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It has been nearly two years since the Army began delivering Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System components to Northrop Grumman’s facility in Huntsville. In that time, the components were inspected and assessed. They were refurbished or re-equipped with replacement parts when necessary and returned to the Army for further testing. “Since these […]

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