CFD Research expands Jackson County footprint with 19,000-square-foot expansion

CFD Research started off the week on Monday with the opening of its newest expansion, an additional facility at its Joel B. Everett Engineering Test Center, in Hollywood, Ala.  The expansion, which started with a groundbreaking August of 2023, is made up of a 19,000-square-foot facility that will now house more than 28 additional offices, […]

Northrop Grumman secures $1.8B contract extension for U.S. Space Force missile detection satellites

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8 billion contract extension to begin production of two advanced early warning satellites, part of the military’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) program. These satellites are designed to detect missile threats, particularly those emerging from the Northern Hemisphere, where potential threats to the U.S. are most […]

PDW secures contract to supply flagship technology to U.S. Army

PDW has announced its selection to provide its flagship C100 Group 2 small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) in support of the U.S. Army’s Directed Requirement for Company-Level sUAS. The C100 system will be deployed to Army units, enhancing fire and maneuver capabilities in near-peer and contested environments. The C100 sUAS meets the Army’s medium-range reconnaissance […]

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 […]

Huntsville’s higher ed leaders highlight workforce development and collaboration at inaugural State of Higher Education event

The Jackson Center was packed on the morning of October 17 for the inaugural State of Higher Education breakfast, hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber.  The presidents of Madison County’s four public colleges and universities — Alabama A&M University, Calhoun Community College, Drake State, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville — participated in a […]

UAH celebrates 10 years of SWIRLL and announces new partnership to enhance severe weather research

Zeb Leffler is a second-year Master’s student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science. In the spring of 2023, Leffler was the operator and driver of the MAX (Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar) weather truck for a 15-hour field campaign when an EF3 tornado touched down in Hazel Green. On […]

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 […]

ULA, Northrop address rocket booster failure during successful launch

United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its next-generation Vulcan rocket on October 4 in the second of two certification flights required for national security missions. One of two solid-propellant strap-on boosters provided by Northrop Grumman suffered an anomaly of some sort during the climb out of the lower atmosphere, but the Vulcan managed to continue on […]

United Launch Alliance successfully completes second certification flight of Vulcan Rocket

United Launch Alliance (ULA) achieved a significant milestone on October 4 with the successful launch of its second certification flight (Cert-2) for the next-generation Vulcan rocket. The launch took place at 7:25 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking a pivotal step toward full certification for national security missions. […]