Defending against invincible weapons
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - It's an acknowledged fact that the Chinese and Russians, two possible adversaries for the United States, are working on hypersonic weapons. "I think for our nation and for the war...
View ArticleRedstone Arsenal works for U.S. Allies
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- An M-109 Self Propelled Howitzer is a legacy weapons system for the U.S. Army. We still use a variant today, and so do many of our allies and strategic partners. So does...
View ArticleArmy Contracting Command helps ensure soldier readiness
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Labor Day is a day of rest for those who work hard. Some of those workers support the Army and also save taxpayer dollars. There are hundreds of helicopters in the Army's air...
View ArticleMaking a great Army helicopter… better
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- There are things to know about the Army's Black Hawk helicopter. First and foremost it's the Army's main utility helicopter and has been so since the early '80s. There are...
View ArticleA Huntsville company gets its name from World War 2
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Huntsville is a great place to start a defense company. Especially if you take a Special Forces veteran, mix in some great workers and add a big dollop of history. 65 years ago,...
View ArticleBuilt at Redstone Arsenal, and protecting lives around the world
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Raytheon is proud of its Standard Missile and recently celebrated the delivery of the 400th unit. They're known generally as the SM-3 and SM-6, or any of a number of other...
View ArticleRetired Col. has a new job and the same passion for the Army mission
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Army officers retire regularly in Huntsville and take jobs with local companies that work with the military. It makes sense because they are definitely subject matter experts. WHNT...
View ArticleRemembering an Army family
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- When you see an Army helicopter flying, or video of soldiers on the patrol or most any illustration of soldiers, it's sometimes hard to remember that these are people just...
View ArticleHuntsville’s Yulista working for now and later
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Wouldn't you love to know what things are going to be like in 20-years? Add to that the knowledge that there are bad guys out there who wish you harm. Then there is the fact you...
View ArticleYou want an Army family, then check out the Daly’s
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- As we begin the week of Thanksgiving, we can certainly add the families who help keep America safe to the list of what we are thankful for. In north Alabama, there are...
View ArticleHow all those defense meetings in Huntsville make America safer
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - When you talk about the US Army and defending the nation, whether it be missiles or aviation or a number of other things, you're also probably talking about Huntsville's Von Braun...
View ArticleThe time to work on the Army’s future is right now
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- These days high tech changes in military hardware happen so fast it's hard to keep up but the U.S. military is working hard to actually stay ahead. Over the years, the Army...
View ArticleThe all out U.S. effort to develop hypersonic weapons has begun
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Supersonic means faster than the speed of sound and it used to be an impressive word. Not now. Now the word for Aerospace and Defense companies defense experts and companies around...
View ArticleSelling to our friends without hurting our own Army
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - From Javelin missiles to Apache helicopters to Abrams tanks, the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, known as USASAC, sells the systems, the support equipment, the spare...
View ArticleAMC Command Surgeon serves patients around the world
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- How would you like to have the health and wellness of 200,000 people as "your" responsibility? And that's just part of the job. Col. Matt Hoefer is a soldier. He's a flight...
View ArticleThe Army made a decision and a small team at Redstone Arsenal’s AMCOM...
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- In case you haven't noticed, times have changed and the old ways aren't necessarily the best ways. For proof of that we go to Redstone Arsenal and a new development that is...
View ArticleThe complicated life of Captain Miranda and her family
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Army families are just like all families, they have backstories. It's safe to say though that one soldier at Redstone Arsenal has a family story that probably sets some Army...
View ArticleWhen Army Aviation came to Redstone Arsenal, and changed the future
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --1995 was an eventful year, and though many of the national and international events were disasters, some things were harbingers of better years to come. One of the best...
View ArticleIt’s called MASPO, and it helps America’s allies
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Multi-National Aviation Special Project Office is all Army, but it's not on Redstone Arsenal. It's in an office building off post. The job for MASPO is pretty straight forward....
View ArticleLearning how to fly like a Monarch butterfly
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Drones have come a long way in the past several years. From large, cumbersome and expensive, you can now spend as little or as much as you want and get something that will perform...
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