Torch Technologies wins ‘milestone’ $992.3 million Air Force contract

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In what is called a significant milestone, Torch Technologies was awarded a contract valued at more than $992 million from the Air Force.  Torch, a Huntsville-based employee-owned company, participated in this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium. The $992,350,357 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for technical and management advisory services. This contract provides support for aerospace […]

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Whiting: Space Command is ‘better team’ to face threats from adversaries

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If there were any doubts the commander of the U.S. Space Command had misgivings about moving to Huntsville, he dispelled them Wednesday. “This feels a little more like home every day,” Gen. Stephen Whiting said during the Space Command update at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium. “We’re moving full speed to make Redstone Arsenal […]

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On target: Space and Missile Defense Symposium draws 9,000

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In addressing the packed Mark C. Smith Concert Hall for the opening session of the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Lt. Gen. John Rafferty cited the legacy of Huntsville and the nation’s space and missile defense programs. “I don’t think the members of Operation Paperclip (the Army project that brought Dr. Wernher von Braun and […]

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Teledyne’s end-to-end defense and space solutions among exhibits at the 2026 Space & Missile Defense Symposium

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Teledyne and its broad portfolio of technologies will be among the companies and agencies taking part in the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium. The annual event is Tuesday through Thursday at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville.  For 29 years, the Space and Missile Defense Symposium  – the largest gathering of industry leaders, […]

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Defense contract roundup: Yorktown Systems wins $51.5 million Air Force training contract

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Yorktown Systems Group’s $51.5 million contract award leads this week’s list of Huntsville defense contract announcements. The local company’s $51,565,132 firm-fixed-price five-year contract provides warfighter training support services for the Air Force Academy.  The work will be performed at the academy and is expected to be complete by Aug. 2, 2031.  Other Huntsville contract announcements: […]

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New Nursing Dean Brings Big Plans to UAH

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Just a month on the job, the new dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is excited about the future.  And he’s not willing to let the highly successful nursing program rest on its past laurels.  “I’m extremely proud of our faculty and staff,” Dr. Hyochol Brian Ahn said. […]

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DEFTEC to host open house for Huntsville headquarters grand reopening

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DEFTEC, a women-owned small business specializing in government contracting solutions, will hold an open house to mark the grand reopening of its Huntsville headquarters. The event, scheduled for Aug. 12 from 3 to 6 p.m., will highlight the company’s expansion in the region and is open to employees, industry partners and members of the community. […]

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Astrion makes $75K donation to UAH for radio waves test facility

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A donation from a Huntsville aerospace and defense company to the University of Alabama in Huntsville is expected to pay off for students and the city, UAH officials said. Astrion recently awarded $75,000 to UAH’s College of Science to support the school’s anechoic chamber initiative, a facility where students will test antennas, sensors and radio […]

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Redwire’s Huntsville expansion signals continued growth in Rocket City

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Huntsville sits at the crossroads of space, defense and technology. And nowhere was that more apparent than at Monday’s “groundbreaking” ceremony for integrated aerospace and defense company Redwire. Actually, it was more of a “dirt throwing” as the shell of the new facility loomed in the background of the ceremony. In fact, for Mayor Tommy […]

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PDW receives conditional $820M loan commitment to power America’s drone arsenal

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Military use of drones has increased exponentially in the war in Ukraine and, most recently, in the fighting in the Middle East. However, modern conflict has shown that nations cannot surge industrial capability after a crisis begins, which could limit the availability of the unmanned systems.  For the United States, that has been troubling particularly […]

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