Huntsville’s Invariant Corporation secures over $200M in defense contracts

Invariant Corporation, based in Huntsville, has been awarded a series of high-value contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Advanced Technology International (AMTC), and the Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST), collectively amounting to more than $200 million. These contracts will see Invariant leverage its expertise in modeling and simulation, optics, hardware, and software development […]

Local company secures $400 million anti-drone system contract with U.S. Marine Corps

Huntsville-based Invariant and California’s Anduril Federal have been awarded a $400 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command to deliver a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Engagement System. The contract covers hardware, software, and support services, with work to be conducted at both companies’ facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, and Costa Mesa, California. The firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, […]

BAE Systems completes delivery of 400 advanced missile warning systems to U.S. Army

BAE Systems has delivered 400 2-Color Advanced Warning Systems (2CAWS) to the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) program. Designed to protect utility, heavy-lift, and attack helicopters, the goal of these missiles is to enhance the survivability of Army aircrews by using multi-spectral sensors and machine learning algorithms to […]

HSV company wins second Defense Logistics Agency Contract to strengthen cybersecurity for Digital Twins

Sentar, Inc., a women-owned small business specializing in advanced cyber-intelligence solutions, has secured a new contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to enhance cybersecurity measures for digital twins. Digital twins, virtual models of physical machines, are increasingly used in manufacturing and other industries. Protecting them from cyber threats is essential to safeguarding both physical […]

Huntsville based PDW wins contract to supply drones to US Army

PDW has been awarded a contract to provide its flagship C100 Group 2 small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) to support the U.S. Army’s Company-Level sUAS Directed Requirement. The C100, a highly portable vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone, will be deployed across Army units to bolster fire and maneuver capabilities in contested and near-peer environments. […]

UAH launches first of its kind AFROTC Program

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, has officially launched its Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) operating location. This program is unique, marking the first of its kind for the Air Force or Space Force ROTC in the United States. “We are incredibly proud to bring […]

Congressman Dale Strong highlights federal investments and economic impact on Alabama’s Fifth District

Congressman Dale Strong, who represents Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District, provided a Washington Update to hundreds of members of the Huntsville community on August 19 at a luncheon held at the Von Braun Center. Strong was accompanied to Huntsville by his wife, Laura Strong.  The luncheon afforded Congressman Strong with the opportunity to report on the […]

BlueHalo advances next-gen missile development with successful testing of Freedom Eagle

BlueHalo has reached critical milestones in the development of its Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) Missile, known as Freedom Eagle (FE-1). This advancement marks a step forward in the company’s mission to address the rapidly evolving threats posed by unmanned aerial systems on modern battlefields. In June, BlueHalo was selected as one of two vendors […]

Booz Allen Hamilton secures spot on FBI’s $8 Billion IT contract

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has been awarded a position on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) largest IT contract to date—the $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2nd generation (ITSSS-2) blanket purchase agreement. This contract aims to secure advanced technologies and IT modernization support for the FBI. “We are honored to bring […]

How Artificial Intelligence is being positively implemented in Huntsville’s economy

There are smart people working on AI right now in Huntsville. That’s the important fact you need to know right now. Part of what we need to do right now is recognize these efforts, share with others, and encourage colleagues and collaboration. It’s only from this kind of effort that we can continue to draw […]