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UPDATE: ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED TODAY …….GAO report reaffirms selection process that chose Huntsville, Alabama, as preferred site for U.S. Space Command HQ

September 2, 2025

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Troy Turner

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

(UPDATE: President Trump is expected to announce today, Sept. 2, 2025, that Space Command HQ will indeed move to Huntsville, Alabama. More stories, commentary to come. The story below was published in May 2025 as background on why the move could be warranted.) By Troy Turner [email protected] Huntsville, Alabama, is where the U.S. Air Force…

U.S Navy seeks SABER cybersecurity support from Huntsville company in $87 million deal

August 31, 2025

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy awarded Hexagon US Federal Inc.’s Huntsville operation an almost $87.5 million contract modification for technology support that includes a diverse set of awareness system and cybersecurity enhancement. The contract calls “for the procurement of surface ship Situational Awareness, Boundary Enforcement and Response (SABER) computing hardware production, spare parts…

Austal USA launches first U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility vessel

August 29, 2025

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Troy Turner

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COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS, NAVY

MOBILE, Alabama — Austal USA recently launched the company’s first U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessel at its ship manufacturing facility in Mobile. LCU 1710 is the first of 12 Navy LCUs under contract at Austal USA, part of a $91.5 million contract awarded by the Navy in 2023. Austal USA has three LCUs…

DOD establishes Mexican Border Defense Medal for those serving on Southern border

August 23, 2025

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, COAST GUARD, MARINES, NAVY

By David Vergun, DOD News Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal is established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S. international border with Mexico for Defense Department support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an Aug. 13 memorandum and reported by the DOD news service today. Service…

‘Golden Dome’ lurks in the background at Space & Missile Defense Symposium; Alabama readies for what might come

August 12, 2025

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Troy Turner

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

The Lockheed Martin booth at the 28th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium, held Aug. 5-7 in downtown Huntsville’s Von Braun Center. (John R. Roby for Alabama Reflector) By: John Roby For the Alabama Reflector HUNTSVILLE – Surrounded by the materiel of missile defense – sensors, circuits and rocket motor mockups – four of the nearly…

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell was no stranger in Alabama

August 8, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, who died Friday at age 97, visited Alabama for multiple speaking engagements and assignments during his remarkable leadership career, including at the Air War College hosted at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery and for NASA-related functions in Huntsville. Many know of Lovell because of the…

(UPDATE: No, not yet) — Is a SPACECOM HQ announcement coming next week at SMDS25? If not, it should

August 5, 2025

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Troy Turner

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

< COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Attendance at SMDS25 has now topped 9,000, it was announced this morning. < HUNTSVILLE — Space Command was, as expected, a topic hot on the agenda Tuesday at the 2025 Space and Missile Defense Symposium. And, though not expected but hoped for, there was NO announcement…

Navy awards Dynetics a deal for six medium-range air defense radar systems going to Marines

July 24, 2025

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

Air defense systems being developed by Leidos include a wide range of radar and weapon systems. Shown above is a model of Enduring Shield, a mobile ground-based weapon system designed to acquire, track, engage and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, rockets, artillery, and mortars. (Image via Leidos) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy has…

Austal USA delivers last Independence-variant LCS, the future USS Pierre

July 22, 2025

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Troy Turner

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MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – Austal USA recently delivered to the U.S. Navy the last littoral combat ship of the Independence-variant, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38). Austal USA’s littoral combat ships are designed to be fast, agile, platforms that can be used in near-shore operations. The multi-purpose warships can serve a wide variety…

Navy awards Alabama Shipyard LLC new contract to service the USNS Robert E. Peary

July 15, 2025

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy awarded Alabama Shipyard LLC in Mobile a $9.5 million contract for routine docking and service to the Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment ship, the USNS Robert E. Peary. The contract calls for a 49-calendar-day shipyard availability, but it includes a base work package and two unexercised options for additional…

Birmingham’s BL Harbert International garners $41 million deal in its next project at Barksdale Air Force Base

July 7, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The Navy has awarded mega-contractor BL Harbert International, based in Birmingham, a $41 million construction contract for Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, Louisiana. The company’s lengthy government and defense resume includes previous work at Barksdale AFB, such as a contract modification in late 2024 bringing to $220 million its award…

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Navy, christen the USS Jeremiah Denton, honoring an Alabama hero

June 27, 2025

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Troy Turner

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NAVY

The USS Jeremiah Denton, DDG-129, shown sitting dockside during her final construction phase and wrapped in ribbons for her christening ceremony June 28, 2025. Photo by Troy Turner By Troy Turner [email protected] PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Navy and Ingalls Shipbuilding on June 28 christened one of their newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, and…

UPDATE: ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED TODAY …….GAO report reaffirms selection process that chose Huntsville, Alabama, as preferred site for U.S. Space Command HQ

U.S Navy seeks SABER cybersecurity support from Huntsville company in $87 million deal

Austal USA launches first U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility vessel

DOD establishes Mexican Border Defense Medal for those serving on Southern border

‘Golden Dome’ lurks in the background at Space & Missile Defense Symposium; Alabama readies for what might come

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell was no stranger in Alabama

(UPDATE: No, not yet) — Is a SPACECOM HQ announcement coming next week at SMDS25? If not, it should

Navy awards Dynetics a deal for six medium-range air defense radar systems going to Marines

Austal USA delivers last Independence-variant LCS, the future USS Pierre

Navy awards Alabama Shipyard LLC new contract to service the USNS Robert E. Peary

Birmingham’s BL Harbert International garners $41 million deal in its next project at Barksdale Air Force Base

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Navy, christen the USS Jeremiah Denton, honoring an Alabama hero

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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