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  • SMDS25 includes a few lighthearted feels; just look…

    SMDS25 includes a few lighthearted feels; just look…

    August 6, 2025

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    COMMENTARY

    COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Roaming the floor and attending sessions on the first day of the 2025 Space and

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

    (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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    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

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  • Lockheed Martin missile deal involving Troy facility modified to a $9.5 billion contract

    Lockheed Martin missile deal involving Troy facility modified to a $9.5 billion contract

    August 1, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control a contract modification that brings the cumulative value

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  • World War I hero from Alabama earned Medal of Honor for actions in Aisne-Marne battle

    World War I hero from Alabama earned Medal of Honor for actions in Aisne-Marne battle

    July 29, 2025

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    ARMY

    By Katie Lange, DOD News During World War I, Army Cpl. Sidney Earnest Manning took charge of his platoon after his superiors fell during

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

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

    July 24, 2025

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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

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  • Counterintelligence cybersecurity deal reaches $87 million for Huntsville’s Agile Decision Sciences LLC

    Counterintelligence cybersecurity deal reaches $87 million for Huntsville’s Agile Decision Sciences LLC

    July 23, 2025

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    CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Agile Decision Sciences LLC, Huntsville, was awarded a contract modification that hikes to $87.2 million its deal to provide cybersecurity

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  • Andalusia company in running for share of $49 million DOD construction contract

    Andalusia company in running for share of $49 million DOD construction contract

    July 23, 2025

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    CONTRACTS

    Carter’s Contracting Services Inc. (CCSI), Andalusia, is one of eight companies chosen to compete for projects under a $49 million construction contract administered

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

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

    July 22, 2025

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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

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  • Birmingham Industrial to construct weapons range at Army’s Fort Campbell

    Birmingham Industrial to construct weapons range at Army’s Fort Campbell

    July 15, 2025

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    ARMY, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Birmingham Industrial Construction LLC, based in nearby Alabaster, was awarded an almost $9.6 million contract for construction of a weapons range

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

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

    July 15, 2025

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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

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  • GasTOPS-Huntsville receives Air Force contract for machines to analyze aircraft engine oil

    GasTOPS-Huntsville receives Air Force contract for machines to analyze aircraft engine oil

    July 13, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The Air Force awarded GasTOPS Inc., headquartered in Canada but with facilities in Huntsville, an $18.5 million contract to

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  • Alabama F-35s perform low-flight, high-performance maneuvers to assist Moody AFB testing

    Alabama F-35s perform low-flight, high-performance maneuvers to assist Moody AFB testing

    July 10, 2025

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    AIR FORCE

    By 1st Lt. Benjamin Williams 23rd Wing Public Affairs MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets from the

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