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Local company secures $400 million anti-drone system contract with U.S. Marine Corps

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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, […]

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HudsonAlpha announces new Chief Financial Officer

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The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha) welcomed Chris Matl as its new Chief Financial Officer. “We’re excited to welcome Chris to the HudsonAlpha team,” said Neil Lamb, PhD, President of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. “We believe he will be an incredible asset to the Institute and we are glad to have him in Huntsville.” Matl joins HudsonAlpha with more than 30 years […]

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Huntsville’s Invariant awarded $35.5M contract to support the U.S. Navy

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Invariant Corporation was recently awarded a $35.5 million dollar Ground Launched Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Modular System OTA by the Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST) in support of the U.S. Navy.  The Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies, in partnership with the National Armaments Consortium (NAC), is a national collaboration supporting the Naval […]

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Huntsville veteran seeks to help and inspire others through small business story

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After having served 19 years in the Marine Corp, JB Pitsinger had some difficulties readjusting to civilian life after his career-ending traumatic brain injury. Navigating the transition was difficult, especially after serving for nearly two decades, but Pitsinger eventually found an avenue that was both a great source for overcoming his injury and a way […]

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Lockheed Martin announces successful long range flight test

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Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range GMLRS (ER GMLRS) in a flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, firing the round from the U.S. Army’s HIMARS® launcher. “This test demonstrates nearly double the range, while maintaining the precision GMLRS is known for,” said Jay Price, vice president of Precision Fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and […]

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