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

August 31, 2025

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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…
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Auburn Aviation recruits veteran F-16 fighter pilot to oversee flight education

August 29, 2025

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By Charlotte Tuggle Auburn University Auburn University’s School of Aviation welcomed David “Rock” Bottomlee to its program this summer as the new director of flight education. Bottomlee is a retired Air Force colonel who has flown more than a hundred combat missions, conducted thousands of hours of flight instruction in fighter aircraft, served as dean of the…
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Austal USA launches first U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility vessel

August 29, 2025

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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…
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Full steam ahead: Anniston Army Depot completes first locomotive overhaul

August 28, 2025

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ARMY

By Kayla BarrettAnniston Army Depot ANNISTON, Alabama – Anniston Army Depot made history June 23 with the completion of its first-ever full locomotive overhaul, rolling out Locomotive Serial 1400 after years of hands-on work, dedication and depot-wide collaboration. The milestone marks a major achievement not only for the Defense Non-Tactical Generator and Rail Equipment (DGRC)…
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Medal of Honor recipient from Brewton fought to the end while saving comrades

August 25, 2025

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ARMY

By Katie Lange, DOD News Army Sgt. William Wayne Seay risked his life numerous times to save his comrades as their convoy was ambushed during an important mission in the Vietnam War. He didn’t survive the firefight to tell his story, but his selfless actions led to a posthumous Medal of Honor. Seay was born Oct.…
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DOD establishes Mexican Border Defense Medal for those serving on Southern border

August 23, 2025

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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…
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Russellville company continues inland waterway work with Army Corps of Engineers

August 23, 2025

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] G&G Steel Inc., Russellville, Alabama, was awarded a contract to fabricate, assemble and deliver one upstream miter gate with two leaves and the associated equipment. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting agency. The $18 million award adds to a total cumulative face value of a $38.7 million contract.…
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Alabama Guard soldiers from Alex City HQ recognized for saving civilian’s life in Poland

August 18, 2025

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ARMY

(L-R) Staff Sgt. Jacob Roberts, Sgt. 1st Class Alicia Haggins, Sgt. Justin Fagan and 2nd Lt. Indiana Rhodes, stand together Aug. 15, a day after they came to the aid of a Polish civilian suffering a heart-related emergency in Poland. The Soldiers, all members of the Alabama National Guard’s 214th Military Police Company, are one…
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Lockheed Martin’s Troy operation to help produce additional THAAD missile defense components

August 15, 2025

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CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] Another endorsement of continued work at Lockheed Martin’s missile assembly plant in Troy, Alabama, came Thursday when the Department of Defense announced an $18 million contract modification for work on a THAAD weapons systems deal already topping $10.4 billion. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system can intercept…
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SMDC hosts ribbon cutting for new, state-of-the-art facility

August 13, 2025

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ARMY

By Jason Cutshaw SMD Public Affairs REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has officially opened its new state-of-the-art research, development and analysis facility supporting computational and analytical capabilities for its technical center’s laboratories. The USASMDC Technical Center hosted a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for its new Digital Simulation…
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‘Golden Dome’ lurks in the background at Space & Missile Defense Symposium; Alabama readies for what might come

August 12, 2025

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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…
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Fort Rucker notifies area residents of low-flight inspections

August 11, 2025

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ARMY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army’s Fort Rucker is telling local residents not to be alarmed Wednesday by low-level flights that will be conducted in the area for a series of tests and evaluations of aircraft accessibility. An Army C-12 Huron aircraft will conduct flight inspections in the vicinity of Shell Army Heliport between…
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U.S Navy seeks SABER cybersecurity support from Huntsville company in $87 million deal

Auburn Aviation recruits veteran F-16 fighter pilot to oversee flight education

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

Full steam ahead: Anniston Army Depot completes first locomotive overhaul

Medal of Honor recipient from Brewton fought to the end while saving comrades

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

Russellville company continues inland waterway work with Army Corps of Engineers

Alabama Guard soldiers from Alex City HQ recognized for saving civilian’s life in Poland

Lockheed Martin’s Troy operation to help produce additional THAAD missile defense components

SMDC hosts ribbon cutting for new, state-of-the-art facility

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

Fort Rucker notifies area residents of low-flight inspections

National Park Service, Auburn University to host Horseshoe Bend battle symposium at Pebble Hill

Army enters $10 billion long-term commercial contract for Fort Rucker helicopter training

Air Force awards Torch Technologies nearly $1 billion contract for support services at Eglin AFB

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