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Austal wins Navy contract to build ships supporting antisubmarine mission

June 17, 2024

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Troy Turner

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By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – The U.S. Navy has awarded Alabama-based shipbuilder Austal USA a $516 million contract for continued work on the first in a new class of ocean surveillance vessels. Such ships support Navy antisubmarine warfare operations. Known as the TAGOS-25 class, the Navy has plans for seven ships in the class,…

Alabama company awarded multi-service contract to produce aircraft landing mats

May 16, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] ALFAB Inc., a south Alabama company located in Enterprise near Fort Novosel, won a U.S. military contract worth up to $59 million to produce specialized mats that can be used for landing aircraft and other purposes on unstable terrain. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps will be the services…

Auburn airport receives funding for air traffic control tower; Tuskegee airport lands a new mission

April 22, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

(Officials gathered in Tuskegee to announce a new flight training program coming to a storied field. State of Alabama photo.) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN – Auburn University Regional Airport will be receiving $7.2 million for the construction of an air traffic control tower in a new round of federal funding that will provide critical…

U.S. Navy calls on Mobile to support fleet’s growth

April 12, 2024

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – The U.S. Navy needs more ships, and it needs its existing vessels ready for action. There were 290 battle force ships in the Navy’s fleet at the start of fiscal year 2024, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Naval planners hope to upscale that number to the mid-to-high 300s…

New laser-development project coming to Huntsville

March 19, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] A Virginia-based company has earned a nearly $63 million contract for work to be performed in Huntsville on the production, integration and sustainment of laser systems and vehicles. “The systems will provide the warfighter with the ability to effectively identify, disarm and clear unexploded ordnance from an airfield while inside the…

Alabama Shipyard wins service contract for USNS Laramie

February 2, 2024

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – The U.S. Navy has awarded an $18 million contract to Alabama Shipyard LLC for a routine dry-dock overhaul of the Military Sealift Command’s replenishment oiler USNS Laramie. The Laramie is a fleet replenishment oiler assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. It has a crew of more than 75 civil service…

Huntsville-based Intrepid nets impressive $534 million Army contract

January 23, 2024

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army has awarded Huntsville-based Intrepid LLC a $534 million contract for a wide variety of support services at various locations through July 2029 and including support for air and missile defense initiatives. The work includes “programmatic and technical support in the areas of program operations, systems engineering, systems test,…

Auburn University, U.S. Army announce new $50 million joint project

January 13, 2024

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN — The U.S. Army and Auburn University continue to develop a strong relationship contributing to national defense, with the Army this week announcing a $50 million project for the university to aid in developing advanced manufacturing materials and research for future aviation and missile systems. Auburn officials are calling it…

Two new Alabama-linked Navy contracts combine to top $1 billion

December 27, 2023

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Two of Alabama’s largest defense contractors each have netted a major new project for the U.S. Navy that, combined, will bring more than $1 billion in military-related contracts to the state. The Department of Defense awarded Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA an $868 million contract modification for the design and construction of…

Alabama shipbuilder garners contracts for combat ship repairs, new landing vessels

December 4, 2023

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Austal USA LLC, headquartered in Mobile, recently added to its growing list of U.S. Navy contracts by winning bids for upgrades and new construction. The contracts include repair work on littoral combat ships; and the building of at least three Landing Craft Utility vessels, with options for nine more. The Department…

Forestwood Farm earns multi-million-dollar DoD contract

December 3, 2023

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] Forestwood Farm Inc., a family-owned company based in Birmingham, won a $185 million Department of Defense contract to provide fresh fruits and vegetables. The five-year contract runs from fiscal 2024 through 2029 using defense capital funds approved by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, which is based in Philadelphia. The contract…

Alabama workers help develop defense against hypersonic missiles

November 17, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] American military planners urgently seek battlefield solutions to growing threats involving hypersonic missiles, and workers in Alabama are involved in developing new defenses against the weapons. Three of the biggest names among American defense contractors – Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin – recently received new or upgraded contracts that involve…

Austal wins Navy contract to build ships supporting antisubmarine mission

Alabama company awarded multi-service contract to produce aircraft landing mats

Auburn airport receives funding for air traffic control tower; Tuskegee airport lands a new mission

U.S. Navy calls on Mobile to support fleet’s growth

New laser-development project coming to Huntsville

Alabama Shipyard wins service contract for USNS Laramie

Huntsville-based Intrepid nets impressive $534 million Army contract

Auburn University, U.S. Army announce new $50 million joint project

Two new Alabama-linked Navy contracts combine to top $1 billion

Alabama shipbuilder garners contracts for combat ship repairs, new landing vessels

Forestwood Farm earns multi-million-dollar DoD contract

Alabama workers help develop defense against hypersonic missiles

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

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

For Old Guard soldiers, ‘Flags In’ is a personal mission

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