August 2026 - AlaDefense.com

U.S. Sens. Britt, Masto introduce the Space Superiority Readiness Act, which also calls for China report

August 21, 2026

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(Photo/U.S. Space Force) By Troy Turner [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) recently introduced the bipartisan Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026, which is intended to strengthen Space Force readiness by calling for expanded wargaming, modeling, simulation and training for Space Force Guardians to establish space superiority. However, the…

National Park Service, Auburn University to host Horseshoe Bend battle symposium at Pebble Hill

August 21, 2026

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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend occurred in Alabama, north of Dadeville on the Tallapoosa River. (NPS) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN – Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, the site of Andrew Jackson’s decisive 1814 battle with the Creek Nation, will help host an academic symposium Saturday (Aug. 22) at Auburn University’s historic Pebble Hill. The…

Army enters $10 billion long-term commercial contract for Fort Rucker helicopter training

August 15, 2026

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

(Photo/M1 Services) By Troy Turner [email protected] The home of U.S. Army aviation is in Alabama, where approximately 1,250 new aviators are trained at Fort Rucker each year to fly helicopters. Thursday, the Army announced a $10 billion contract in a program calling on commercial trainers to teach its future pilots over a span covering almost…

Air Force awards Torch Technologies nearly $1 billion contract for support services at Eglin AFB

August 13, 2026

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AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

File photo from a test facility at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (USAF) By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Air Force has awarded Alabama-based Torch Technologies Inc. an almost $1 billion contract to provide technical and management advisory services at the Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The work includes providing…

Raytheon awarded $745 million deal to provide U.S., Japan, its latest version of SM-3 interceptor missile

August 8, 2026

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

(Photos/Raytheon) By Troy Turner [email protected] The Missile Defense Agency on Friday awarded Raytheon a more than $745 million contract for its Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor missile to be supplied to U.S. and Japanese militaries. Work under the contract will be performed at Raytheon’s facilities in Huntsville and Tucson, Arizona. Raytheon, which operates under the…

Birmingham’s BL Harbert tapped for classified/special ops F-35 training facility in Arkansas

August 7, 2026

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

A Polish F-35A Lightning II pilot executes ground operations at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, Jan. 29, 2025. (Abigail Duell/USAF) By Troy Turner [email protected] Birmingham-based BL Harbert International, one of the nation’s mainstay workhorses for complex federal and military construction projects around the world, is being tasked with constructing a facility in Arkansas that…

Trump nominates retired general, Charles Corcoran, for third star and assignment to lead Air University

August 6, 2026

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE

Then-Brig. Gen. Charles S. Corcoran, outgoing 380th Air Expeditionary commander, speaks to Airmen in a 2017 ceremony. (File photo/USAF) By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – A series of high-ranking promotions in the Air Force is having an opportunistic trickle-down effect ranging from the White House to Maxwell Air Force Base. President Donald Trump this week…

Veterans Memorial Bridges over the Tennessee River are going from green to battleship gray

August 5, 2026

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS

(Photos/ALDOT) By Troy Turner [email protected] Progress continues to be made with painting the U.S. 431 Veterans Memorial Bridges over the Tennessee River in Guntersville. The $6.7 million project with contractor Cekra includes cleaning by contained sandblasting to remove rust, debris and old paint, followed by painting with a three-coat system, according to the Alabama Department…

USAF hires Huntsville’s Yorktown Systems Group to provide Air Force Academy training

August 4, 2026

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AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

(Photo/USAF) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Yorktown Systems Group Inc., headquartered in Huntsville, an almost $51.6 million contract to provide specialized training services at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Yorktown provides a wide range of training, including educational development, language and culturally oriented services in more than 70…

The proposed Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act gains momentum, but still requires several steps to land in D.C.

August 2, 2026

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

(Photos/U.S. archives) By Troy Turner [email protected] A congressional bill proposing the creation of a memorial in Washington, D.C., to honor the Tuskegee Airmen gained support late last week with additional co-sponsors backing the measure, which now must be approved by the committees assigned to review it before it can take the next step. Alabama Rep.…

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