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Senior officials outline president’s proposed FY26 defense budget

June 26, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, CYBERSECURITY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

Editor’s note: Alabama consistently ranks among the top 15 states for defense spending, including research and development as well as active-duty military facilities. Huntsville, for example, will play a leading role in the creation of the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system. Thus the interest in the next DOD budget. By Matthew Olay, DOD News…

‘You gave him an aircraft carrier?’ DOD assets bring accuracy to ‘Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning’

May 26, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, MARINES, NAVY

By Katie Lange, DOD News It was a lofty mission, and the Defense Department chose to accept it. As Paramount Global and famed actor Tom Cruise put together their eighth installment of the “Mission Impossible” franchise, “Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning,” the studio once again reached out to DOD to use its many military assets to…

Old Guard honors fallen with ‘Flags In’ tradition

May 24, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

DOD News Nearly 1,500 soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” placed U.S. flags at over 260,000 headstones and niche columns across Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, for the 77th annual “Flags In” ceremony, May 22, 2025. The predawn mission, beginning at 4 a.m. despite cold, misty conditions, marked the official start of…

Selma-based American Apparel remains a steadfast supplier for all U.S. military branches

May 23, 2025

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Troy Turner

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

By Troy Turner [email protected] SELMA — American Apparel Inc., a Selma-based company with a longstanding history of providing apparel needs for the military, recently received in its latest deal a $14.3 million contract to provide blouses and trousers for the U.S. Marine Corps. More notable, however, is that American Apparel has become a reliable model…

Cummings Aerospace packs speed, ease and diversity in its Hellhound as competition stiffens for combat-ready drones

May 22, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CYBERSECURITY, MARINES, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – Hellhound, the word, refers to a ferocious animal that aggressively seeks its prey, and that is the strategy Cummings Aerospace and the U.S. Army is thinking with the new Hellhound unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Cummings. The war between Ukraine and Russia has opened a mad rush of militaries…

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind awarded $29 million DOD contract

May 20, 2025

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Troy Turner

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

TALLADEGA — The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, doing business as Alabama Industries for the Blind, a $29.3 million contract for men’s neckties. The institute is a longtime client for the Department of Defense in providing various apparel needs. The five-year contract period runs until May 18, 2030,…

USPS recognizes 250 years of Army, Navy, Marine Corps with new stamps

May 19, 2025

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, MARINES, NAVY

By C. Todd Lopez DOD News The U.S. Postal Service released a set of three new commemorative stamps to commemorate the 250th anniversaries of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps and recognize each service’s long-standing dedication to defending the nation. The three stamps, each featuring the name of the military service, the service seal and the…

Northrop Grumman contract modified to almost $2 billion for missile defense target systems

May 10, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE — The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Chandler, Arizona, a contract modification that ups the value to almost $2 billion for the company’s work in providing complex missile defense target systems for the U.S. military. The MDA’s Redstone Arsenal operation in Huntsville, Alabama, and the Department of…

Alabama’s first quantum computer nears mission-ready status for missile defense; Davidson preps for DOD needs

April 24, 2025

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Troy Turner

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

By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – Final preparations are under way for Alabama’s first quantum computer, touted as the most advanced in the world, to become fully operational and available for a wide range of research and crucial tasks such as missile defense, biomedical research and streamlined supply chain management, to name a few. Once…

Alabama company specializing in all-terrain mats lands $121 million Marine Corps contract

April 21, 2025

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, MARINES

By Troy Turner [email protected] Enterprise, Alabama-based ALFAB Inc. has garnered a nearly $121 million contract to provide and service specialized mats used by the Marine Corps for landing aircraft and other purposes on unstable terrain. The Department of Defense on Monday announced the contract, which calls for production and delivery of up to 6,740 so-called…

Space Command HQ inspector general report offers no clear answer on best location, but Alabama and Colorado both tout findings

April 16, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, CYBERSECURITY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By: Lindsey Toomer Colorado Newsline A U.S. Department of Defense inspector general report evaluating the decision on where to house U.S. Space Command headquarters highlights the key points of contention in the selection process and why certain agencies had a preference on where it should be located. The report found that while Air Force leaders decided Redstone Arsenal…

Austal USA contracted to perform additional prep work for the USS Pierre

April 12, 2025

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Mobile-based Austal USA received a nearly $10.7 million Navy task order to provide “advance planning, material procurement and accomplishment of work” for availabilities in support of the USS Pierre littoral combat ship. Work will be performed in National City, California, and is expected to be completed by December 2026. Austal USA…

Senior officials outline president’s proposed FY26 defense budget

‘You gave him an aircraft carrier?’ DOD assets bring accuracy to ‘Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning’

Old Guard honors fallen with ‘Flags In’ tradition

Selma-based American Apparel remains a steadfast supplier for all U.S. military branches

Cummings Aerospace packs speed, ease and diversity in its Hellhound as competition stiffens for combat-ready drones

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind awarded $29 million DOD contract

USPS recognizes 250 years of Army, Navy, Marine Corps with new stamps

Northrop Grumman contract modified to almost $2 billion for missile defense target systems

Alabama’s first quantum computer nears mission-ready status for missile defense; Davidson preps for DOD needs

Alabama company specializing in all-terrain mats lands $121 million Marine Corps contract

Space Command HQ inspector general report offers no clear answer on best location, but Alabama and Colorado both tout findings

Austal USA contracted to perform additional prep work for the USS Pierre

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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