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Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing takes F-35s through first ‘hot turn’ exercise with live munitions

May 17, 2025

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AIR FORCE

By Air Force Capt. Michael Luangkhot Special to AlaDefense.com The 187th Fighter Wing, home of the Red Tails F-35 wing based at Dannelly Field in Montgomery, recently conducted its first hot integrated combat turn (ICT) with live munitions for the Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Alabama’s 187th is one of…
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REAL ID requirement goes into effect for visitors to Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex

May 15, 2025

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

MONTGOMERY — Visitors planning to access Maxwell Air Force Base or Gunter Annex should be aware of a new requirement that began on May 7, 2025: A REAL ID-compliant credential is required for entry. The change, mandated by the REAL ID Act of 2005, affects all individuals seeking visitor passes. Similar requirements exist at all…
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USNS Comfort to be deployed on Continuing Promise 2025 mission

May 15, 2025

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ARMY, NAVY

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort, a routine sight in Mobile Bay in recent years, will deploy June-August to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025 mission. Alabama Shipyard, LLC in Mobile won contracts from the Navy for two of the…
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Northrop Grumman contract modified to almost $2 billion for missile defense target systems

May 10, 2025

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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…
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Dynetics picks up $74 million Army contract for refurbishment work

May 10, 2025

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

The U.S. Army and Department of Defense awarded Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, a $74 million contract for equipment refurbishment. The equipment undergoing the work is unspecified in the contract announcement, which was made April 25. However, Dynetics has a strong track record of DOD deals, including in November 2024 when it garnered a $670.5 million contract…
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Navy exec pays visit to Austal USA submarine-production facilities

May 9, 2025

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NAVY

MOBILE –Rear Admiral Jonathan Rucker, the Navy’s program executive officer for attack submarines, on Thursday visited Mobile where he addressed more than 200 members of the Austal USA and General Dynamics Electric Boat submarine manufacturing team. Rucker emphasized the importance of their work on the Virginia- and Columbia-class submarine programs before touring Austal’s ship manufacturing…
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Army to roll out 40 Delta, its first enlisted Space Ops MOS

May 3, 2025

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ARMY

Editor’s note: AlaDefense.com reported in August 2024 a story from the Space & Missile Defense Symposium in which the commanding general of the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command, located in Huntsville, publicly advocated for the development of a space-related MOS. The addition of the Army’s space operations specialist 40D program is expected to…
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USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park names its 2025-26 Crewmates; see photos from years past

April 30, 2025

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NAVY

Special to AlaDefense.com (See photos below of Crewmates from years past.) MOBILE — USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park announced on Tuesday the selection of the 2025-26 USS Alabama Crewmates, each of whom will serve as ambassadors for the park during the coming year. The USS Alabama Crewmates will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship to the…
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Army announces ‘Dark Eagle’ as official name for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon

April 29, 2025

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ARMY

Editor’s note: Lockheed Martin engineers and researchers, and other entities doing work in Huntsville, are involved in the DOD’s goal to achieve and implement a long-range hypersonic weapon system. The photo above is from Lockheed Martin. Department of Defense: The U.S. Army announced “Dark Eagle” as the popular name for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon following the…
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Alabama’s first quantum computer nears mission-ready status for missile defense; Davidson preps for DOD needs

April 24, 2025

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

April 21, 2025

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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…
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Austal USA ceremony for future USNS Solomon Atkinson honors one of the first Navy SEALs

April 21, 2025

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

MOBILE – Austal USA celebrated the official start of construction on the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), the Navy’s seventh Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship, with a keel-laying ceremony April 16 honoring its namesake, who became one of the first U.S. Navy SEALs. The keel-laying symbolically recognizes the ceremonial beginning of the construction of…
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Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing takes F-35s through first ‘hot turn’ exercise with live munitions

REAL ID requirement goes into effect for visitors to Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex

USNS Comfort to be deployed on Continuing Promise 2025 mission

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

Dynetics picks up $74 million Army contract for refurbishment work

Navy exec pays visit to Austal USA submarine-production facilities

Army to roll out 40 Delta, its first enlisted Space Ops MOS

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park names its 2025-26 Crewmates; see photos from years past

Army announces ‘Dark Eagle’ as official name for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon

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

Austal USA ceremony for future USNS Solomon Atkinson honors one of the first Navy SEALs

Maxwell AFB expands storm-spotters training to improve weather preparedness; will include families, civilians

Lockheed Martin releases its quarterly Top 10 innovations list, and Alabama fills the top two spots

Auburn cybersecurity expert tells Congress that relying on defense isn’t enough in cyber warfare

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