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Building 47: Lockheed Martin’s move to enhance THAAD missile production in Alabama

May 31, 2026

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Troy Turner

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Lockheed Martin and local officials break ground for a new expansion that will add to the company’s missile production in Troy. (Photos/Lockheed Martin) By Troy Turner [email protected] TROY, Alabama — The escalation of recent military action in the Middle East, Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia, and a steady buildup of island defenses in the Pacific…

Soldiers and Marines train together at Fort Rucker in rescuing of downed aviators

May 28, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, MARINES

1st Lt. Walter Harper (on litter) awaits evacuation during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise with the 24th MEU. (Photo/John Drew Hamilton) By John Drew Hamilton FORT RUCKER, Ala. — U.S. Marines preparing for a deployment descended on a Fort Rucker training field to rescue Soldiers role-playing as the crew of a downed…

TURNER: Boeing’s ‘coolest thing’ missile contribution in Huntsville plays a critical role that isn’t going away

May 27, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, NAVY

A PAC-3 version of the Patriot missile, which uses a seeker produced by Boeing. (Photo/Lockheed Martin) COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] Drone warfare has taken center stage not only in battlefield tactics around the globe, but also in the headlines that report the conflicts using them. Everyone is talking about drones; or UAVs and UASs,…

Army Space and Missile Defense team in Huntsville plays vital role in Air Force missile test 6,500 miles away

May 23, 2026

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test May 20 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The Target landed at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range, or RTR, on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands during Air Force Global…

Virginia company selected for dredging work in Mobile Harbor

May 22, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS, NAVY

(Photo/Norfolk Dredging Company) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army has awarded a Virginia company a $45.8 million contract for maintenance dredging work to be done in Mobile’s harbor. Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, won the contract from among five bids submitted. Work will be based out of Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date…

Brasfield & Gorrie among companies chosen by Army for competition in $2 billion contract

May 13, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

(Photo/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) By Troy Turner [email protected] Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Birmingham, is one of 14 construction companies across the nation chosen to compete for orders in a $2 billion contract with the U.S. Army for a construction-related, energy-saving program intended to better govern consumption and enhance on-site energy availability. The companies will…

BL Harbert International earns Army contract for Fort Leonard Wood barracks project

May 5, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

(Photo/U.S. Army) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army has awarded BL Harbert International LLC a $129 million contract for construction of an Advance Individual Training barracks complex at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The complex is expected to support up to 600 soldiers and include physical training areas and safety measures such as tornado/storm protection.…

Opelika to host test facility in company’s plans to pitch new artillery system

April 30, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY

Hanwha Defense USA is pitching its K9 Mobile Howitzer to the U.S. Army for inclusion in future artillery strategy. (Company photo) By Troy Turner [email protected] OPELIKA — Hanwha Defense USA, a defense company that touts expertise in production techniques and supply-chain strategy, announced today that it is establishing a site in Opelika that will serve…

Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command welcomes new leader

April 29, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY

Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army, passes the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command colors to Lt. Gen. John L. Rafferty during a Change of Command conducted at the Von Braun III auditorium on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, April 29. (U.S. Army photo by Ronald Bailey) By Jason Cutshaw Army…

Auburn University nets $49 million defense contract to support Army’s aviation and missile systems

April 27, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

(Photo by U.S. Army/DEVCOM) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN – The U.S. Army has awarded Auburn University a nearly $49 million contract for research and development to aid the Army’s aviation and missile systems, the War Department announced today. The latest agreement continues a growing relationship between the university and its role in national security…

SMDC commander, Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, reflects on service as he prepares for retirement

April 24, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY

Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, engages with SMDC civilians and soldiers during a town hall event at Peterson Auditorium, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Army photo by Dottie White) By Jason Cutshaw U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – With…

Drone-delivered, bunker-busting warhead passes test at Redstone Arsenal

April 23, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY

Army infantry drone operators successfully tested the bunker rupture and kinetic explosive round, delivered by an unmanned aerial system, during a live-fire demonstration at Redstone Arsenal. (Photo: Eric Kowal, U.S. Army) By Eric Kowal Picatinny Arsenal In a significant leap forward for battlefield technology, Army infantry drone operators successfully tested a new warhead designed for delivery…

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