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UAH’s i4 program drives 60+ job offers with Northrop Grumman

For more than a decade, University of Alabama in Huntsville and Northrop Grumman have partnered on workforce development initiatives. On March 3, the organizations marked a milestone as more than 60 full-time and internship offers were extended to UAH students and recent graduates. Northrop Grumman is currently the leading employer of UAH alumni, and the […]

Huntsville projects pace Limestone County economic development

With more than a half-dozen projects bringing some $6.1 billion in capital investment, Huntsville helped boost Limestone County to a historic economic development year. Eli Lilly and Company’s unprecedented $6 billion advanced manufacturing facility in Huntsville and Limestone County headlined the county’s achievements as the largest initial investment in Alabama history. The synthetic medicine active […]

Huntsville Defense Contractors Partner with Wreaths Across America to Honor Huntsville Veterans During Holiday Season

Volunteers from Northrop Grumman’s VERITAS group, along with community partners, recently honored the lives of local United States military members at Valhalla Memory Gardens on Winchester Road. As part of the National Wreaths Across America Day, participants placed approximately 1,000 wreaths on veterans’ graves at the cemetery in North Huntsville on December 13. VERITAS is […]

Defense Technology Company Camigan Opens Huntsville Office at Redstone Gateway

Camigan, an innovative defense technology company, has officially opened its newest office at Redstone Gateway in Huntsville. Camigan CEO and founder Dr. Gary Butler shared the company’s vision for the future and its commitment to supporting national defense efforts in Huntsville. “We focus on the field of kill chain automation software that helps our air […]

From Huntsville to the Future: KBR’s FIREFLY Laser Moves U.S. Defense Innovation Forward

Huntsville reaffirmed its role as a national center of defense technology on November 6, when KBR opened its doors for a rare demonstration of its FIREFLY high-energy laser system. Media and industry observers watched as a bright beam tracked and disabled a test target—offering a glimpse into how directed-energy weapons may soon counter the small […]

Defense contractor employees volunteer to honor veterans at the holidays

Saturday, December 14 was National Wreaths Across America Day.  The mission of Wreaths Across America is to remember fallen veterans, honor those who serve, and teach the next generation the value of freedom. The annual event takes place through coordinated wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and more than 4,600 locations in all 50 U.S. […]

Northrop Grumman Grows Huntsville Jobs and Footprint in Support of National Security

If Huntsville had at any time in the past 75 years, shied away from very complex programs and solutions, rife with a lot of moving parts requiring a massive effort from a team of brilliant scientists to accomplish – well, we would all still be picking watercress and a gigantic boll of cotton would mark […]

Northrop Grumman Opens Missile Defense Futures Lab in Huntsville

Northrop Grumman has chosen Huntsville for its flagship Missile Defense Futures Lab designed to quickly develop, test and field an integrated missile defense system. The lab joins the developmental center of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System at the company’s Cummings Research Park facility. The message could not have been clearer at […]

EOS Remote Systems Demonstrate Precision Firepower in Recent Range Test

A Huntsville-based weapons manufacturer put on an impressive display of it remote weapon systems recently, consistently hitting targets with their first rounds. According to a news release, EOS Defense Systems demonstrated its Remote Weapon Stations to U.S. military observers at the Crew Served Weapons Industry Range Day event July 14-15 at Fort Benning, Ga. The […]

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman to Develop Next Generation Ballistic Missiles in Huntsville

The competition to design America’s Next Generation Interceptor is on – and Huntsville will play a key role in the new generation of missile defense. The same week North Korea launched a public display of ballistic missile tests, the Missile Defense Agency awarded $7.6 billion in contract money to Northrop Grumman (partnering with Raytheon) and […]