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Report: Alabama ranks among the top 15 states in defense spending

October 16, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

By Troy Turner [email protected] Lockheed Martin was Alabama’s top defense contractor in 2023, bringing the state more than $1.1 billion in Department of Defense contracts, while Alabama as a state ranked 14th in defense spending nationwide. The DOD on Tuesday released its 2023 states spending report, including data breaking down the impact of defense spending…

Alabama readies for a quantum leap, with Huntsville-based Davidson leading the way

August 14, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – Quantum computing, a technology combination capable of being superior to and advancing basic artificial intelligence applications, is coming to Alabama; and with it, opportunities to study and develop state-of-the-art computer abilities, including future classified support for the Department of Defense. Exciting new opportunities also will exist for recruitment from…

Maxwell AFB, 42nd Air Base Wing welcome new commander

July 24, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] and Senior Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger Air Force Public Affairs MONTGOMERY – Maxwell Air Force Base, which plays a critical role in advanced training and education of American military aviation leadership, welcomed a new commander Wednesday to the 42nd Air Base Wing, Maxwell’s host unit. Col. Shamekia N. Toliver assumed…

Navy eyes shipboard lasers to augment costly traditional munitions

July 8, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy, actively engaged in defending Red Sea shipping against missile and drone attacks and with an eye toward China’s rapid military growth, is expediting research on the merits of arming its ships with lasers amid concerns about the limitations of conventional weaponry. Those concerns include limited munition supplies in…

Space Camp scholarships create excitement for future generation

July 3, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Jason Cutshaw U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command HUNTSVILLE – Twenty future explorers began a journey into the future in the Rocket City. The students, recipients of an Air, Space and Missile Defense Association scholarship, are spending July 1-6 at Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. On July 3, the…

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…

Space Development Agency, Auburn University form partnership as U.S. Space Force expands in Alabama

April 18, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CYBERSECURITY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space Force is growing its presence in Alabama by partnering with Auburn University to expand logistical operations of the Space Development Agency. The agency will move some of its offices and personnel into the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, and…

Maxwell air show featuring the Blue Angels, Golden Knights, draws an estimated 200,000 viewers

April 3, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

(More photos, details below) By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – Fighter jets, vintage World War II planes, stunt pilots and Miss Alabama with a parachute all filled the skies over Maxwell Air Force Base as organizers said an estimated 200,000 spectators viewed the star-studded Beyond the Horizon Air & Space Show. The U.S. Navy Blue…

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…

Air Force awards $3.8 billion contract to Huntsville-based joint venture company

March 16, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Air Force has awarded a new Huntsville-based joint venture company a massive $3.8 billion contract over a 12-year period to provide test operations, technology development, equipment sustainment and support services for a key U.S. military facility involved in evaluating aircraft, missile and space systems. Beyond New Horizons, LLC, is…

U.S. looks to prevent conflict in space through deterrence

January 12, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

(Editor’s note: Huntsville, Alabama, is home to a robust defense and commercial space industry base that serves as a major contributor to the U.S. military.) By David Vergun , DOD News Russia and China are deploying capabilities that can target GPS and other vital space-based systems in an effort to degrade the military space advantage of the…

USS Alabama Memorial Park celebrates 59th anniversary

January 9, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

MOBILE, Alabama – The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park is celebrating its 59th anniversary this month, having opened to the public on Jan. 9, 1965, following a public campaign that included Alabama schoolchildren donating their pennies, nickels and dimes to have the historic ship towed to Mobile Bay. USS Alabama, a 35,000-ton South Dakota class…

Report: Alabama ranks among the top 15 states in defense spending

Alabama readies for a quantum leap, with Huntsville-based Davidson leading the way

Maxwell AFB, 42nd Air Base Wing welcome new commander

Navy eyes shipboard lasers to augment costly traditional munitions

Space Camp scholarships create excitement for future generation

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

Space Development Agency, Auburn University form partnership as U.S. Space Force expands in Alabama

Maxwell air show featuring the Blue Angels, Golden Knights, draws an estimated 200,000 viewers

New laser-development project coming to Huntsville

Air Force awards $3.8 billion contract to Huntsville-based joint venture company

U.S. looks to prevent conflict in space through deterrence

USS Alabama Memorial Park celebrates 59th anniversary

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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