Huntsville's economy is significantly driven by Federal Government programs, which, in Madison County, can be attributed to two basic areas: military operations and NASA activity.
Military - Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Now celebrating its 67th Anniversary, Redstone Arsenal is the hub of primary military operations in Huntsville, including:
- US Army Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM)
- Ordnance, Missile, Electronics & Munitions School (OMEMS)
- US Army Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
- Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- The Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA)
- Missile & Space Intelligence Center (MSIC)
- Redstone Technical Test Center (RTTC)
- PEO Missile & Space
- Missile Defense Agency
Military Operations Based in Huntsville include the following (with spending)
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Total Budget
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Payroll
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Alabama Contracts
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| Missile Defense Agency Ground-based Mid-course Defense Program |
2,560,000,000.00
|
46,600,000.00
|
633,000,000.00
|
| U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command |
6,479,100,000.00
|
633,000,000.00
|
704,900,000.00
|
| U.S. Army Program Executive Office Tactical Missiles |
1,605,100,000.00
|
27,100,000.00
|
59,700,000.00
|
| U.S. Army PEO Air, Space & Missile Defense |
1,327,000,000.00
|
20,300,000.00
|
63,400,000.00
|
| U.S. Army PEO Aviation |
3,654,000,000.00
|
195,500,000.00
|
146,821,000.00
|
| U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command |
1,303,000,000.00
|
72,000,000.00
|
197,000,000.00
|
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Engineering & Support Center |
1,400,000,000.00
|
48,128,000.00
|
230,000,000.00
|
| Redstone Technical Test Center |
83,400,000.00
|
22,200,000.00
|
12,000,000.00
|
| Logistics Support Activity LOGSA |
58,700,000.00
|
28,500,000.00
|
24,300,000.00
|
| Ordinance Missile Electronics & Munitions School |
79,600,000.00
|
48,600,000.00
|
3,300,000.00
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