Serina Therapeutics receives state grant to develop pain drug, target opioid misuse and addiction

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Serina Therapeutics announced that it was recently awarded $250,000 by the State of Alabama’s Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant. The funding helps support the development of SER-227, a medication that can be administered in a hospital room by a physician to provide immediate and prolonged pain relief over a period of 3-5 days. […]

Yulista Acquires StraitSys

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Yulista, a global leader in rapid response aerospace and defense solutions, announced recently that it has acquired StraitSys, a provider of Big Data Analytics, Information Technology Services, Counter-Insider Threat, Cybersecurity, and Program Management. Founded in 2007, StraitSys is a Certified Woman Owned Small Business with offices in metropolitan Washington, DC, and Huntsville, AL. […]

BAE Systems to deliver advanced ballistic missile seekers

HUNTSVILLE, AL – BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seeker technology for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile. The THAAD seeker provides critical sensing and guidance capabilities that help protect the U.S. and global allies from ballistic missiles.  “THAAD is a highly effective […]

AMIIC Helping Local Businesses Compete, Training Next Generation Workforce

Located at 5021 Technology Drive, Suite E in Cummings Research Park, the nonprofit 501(c)3 Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) opened its doors just six months ago, but it’s already making a big difference with local industry.  As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), AMIIC strives to […]

Australian Telecom TPG Rolling Out Adtran Gigabit Fiber Access Technology

Adtran, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation multi-gigabit fiber access and fiber extension solutions, recently announced that TPG Telecom Group (TPG) is leveraging the Adtran second generation Gigabit Gfast fiber extension portfolio to upgrade existing broadband services to Gigabit speeds and attract new subscribers. Adtran is enabling TPG to rapidly roll out Gigabit broadband services to more than […]

2022 SMD Symposium Showcases Latest Missile, Aerospace Technologies

There’s one less helicopter hovering above a mountain range, courtesy of BlueHalo’s Virtual Stinger Trainer and the author of this story with some help from Haden Downey (pictured below). It only took one shot from the company’s man-held missile system from inside the Von Braun Center’s South Hall. BlueHalo had one of seemingly countless booths […]

Huntsville Company’s Solar Sail Propulsion Extending Deep Space Exploration

A CubeSat developed by the Huntsville company NeXolve and NASA will soon take space exploration even further. Known as the Near Earth Asteroid Scout, the small craft was developed under NASA’s Advanced Exploration Systems Program at Marshall Space Flight Center and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. CubeSats show immense promise for space-based science […]

Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor Achieves Communications Testing Milestone, Proves Ability To Operate In Harsh Environments

Lockheed Martin recently validated prototype communications radio technology for its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone. The NGI’s mission is to protect the U.S. homeland from increasing and evolving intercontinental ballistic missile threats. Critically, the interceptor and its components must be able to receive and share data from the ground and throughout […]

SAIC unmanned system developed to combat drone threats

Science Applications International Corporation, a leading technology integrator better known simply as SAIC, recently held a demonstration of one of its latest projects ahead of this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center. The Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) was displayed at the Huntsville Innovation Factory Hub located at SAIC, now […]

New county courthouse among topics at State of the County address

Huntsville’s downtown square has always been centered by the Madison County Courthouse. That will no longer be true once a site has been determined to build a new courthouse. And while the destination for the new building that will replace an outdated courthouse that was built in 1964 has not been decided, one thing is […]