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Guntersville company makes Black Hawk helicopters better
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. - At Ace Aero, the work to refurbish Black Hawk helicopters is actually pretty quiet. Not nearly so quiet is the importance of Guntersville's only defense contractor. Guntersville...
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Getting ready for the National Cyber Summit in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, AL–When you’re talking high-tech and computer control, look no further than America’s missile defense system and our efficient power grid that puts electricity in our homes. For the bad...
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Drones are everywhere now, but what about in the future?
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Unmanned Aerial Systems — or drones if you will — come in all shapes and sizes. The military has them, and so might your neighbor. Keeping up with them, with the constant change in...
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Students working on Alabama’s space economy
HUNTSVILLE, AL--If you think about it from one angle, China landing a probe on the far side of the Moon is depressing. It does seem that another country is surpassing the U.S. in space exploration....
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Research is where the future is decided
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala -- Consider the Space Shuttle. It combined liquid fuel main engines with solid rocket boosters. America's military has plenty of missiles and almost all of them are powered by...
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Keeping Army systems from becoming obsolete, one part at a time
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- The Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress bomber is still a crucial part of America's defense, despite the fact it has been flying since 1955. The huge bomber is still on duty...
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Army works new technology that could keep soldiers fighting and saves lives
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - 3-D printing is the process of using a computer-controlled laser to build something layer by layer, like a cake. The end product could be plastic or metal, and it can be very...
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Going unmanned to defend the nation, and save the life of a lost boy
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The infrared video is remarkably steady. It's all shades of grey except for the bright glowing dot that moves. That dot is actually a young man with a medical condition who was...
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AMC fights the cyber war every day
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala — No doubt, the capabilities of the United States Army cause fear in potential adversaries. “If I were an adversary, I would not want to take on an American Army. I would do it in...
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A Huntsville company getting ready for the big “Sense Off”
PAC-3 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Patriot surface to air defense missile system earned its early fame in the Gulf War. The latest and best version of the Patriot is the PAC-3, and it is a life saver. It...
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Detection and communication for soldiers in harms way
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Soldiers on the job might be on board an Army helicopter. They might be working in a ground vehicle in a combat zone, or they might be on foot. Wherever they're deployed, they...
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At Redstone Arsenal they make standards “standard”
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- A gallon of gas is the same gallon for everyone. The altitude that's supposed to be ten thousand feet is the same for every aircraft. It's pretty basic stuff but getting it...
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Why the Army says location, location, location
HUNTSVILLE, Ala -- We're all familiar with GPS. Most of us have it in our car and certainly use it on our phones. The Global Positioning System is how we know where we are. But, what would we do if...
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Looking back at how the U.S. answered the Soviet Union and gets in the space...
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -January 31st, 1958, that's when America launched Explorer and got in the space race. It was our successful response to the Soviet Union's surprise launch of Sputnik on October...
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Small business celebrates its Apollo heritage
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- We know the story. Americans landed on the moon in 1969. It was the answer to a promise by President John Kennedy. It was the culmination of a decade of work by tens of thousands...
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Making sure U.S. allies and partners have what they need
The Patriot Missile Defense System has been part of America’s arsenal for decades, and improvements are made on a regular basis. It’s a system we and many allies and partners depend on. Switzerland is...
View ArticleRemembering the Space Race: How the Rocket City earned its nickname
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - We are finally here. Coming up in just a few days is the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put two Americans on the moon. How we got to that mission is a complex story. In...
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Not space, but the Russians
HUNTSVILLE, Ala -- When the Saturn 5 launched on July 16, 1969, it was the answer to a question. That question was which country, which "system" would lead the world? Would it be Russia and the Soviet...
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Helping the Army with operational excellence
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -Some people call it 3-D printing, or maybe additive manufacturing. It's the computer-controlled process of melting successive layers of material, the plastic or metal until a...
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The race to hypersonic
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- You can see one of them parked in front of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. It's the SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest manned airplane ever. It flew three times the speed of sound,...
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