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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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