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:

• U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Army Security Assistance Command
• U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center
• U.S. Army Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Activity
• The Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA)
• Program Executive Office – Missiles & Space
• Program Executive Office – Aviation
• Redstone Test Center
• Missile Defense Agency
• U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command
• Defense Intelligence Agency – Missile & Space Intelligence Center
• Army Contracting Command
• Expeditionary Contracting Command
• 2nd Recruiting Brigade
• 2nd Medical Recruiting Battalion

Military Operations Based in Huntsville include the following (with spending)

2010 Federal Spending
Agency	Budget
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center	$2,500,000,000
Missile Defense Agency - Huntsville/Redstone Activities	$5,626,400,000
U.S. Army Materiel Command	$49,000,000,000
U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command	$15,795,983,032
U.S. Army Program Executive Office - Missile & Space	$3,784,200,000
U.S. Army Program Executive Office - Aviation	$7,060,000,000
Integrated Materiel Management Center	$277,000,000
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command	$1,359,000,000
U.S. Army Engineers & Support Center	$948,000,000
U.S. Army Security Assistance Command	$14,600,000,000*
2nd Recruiting Brigade	$50,000,000
Redstone Test Center	$210,000,000
Logistics Support Activity LOGSA	$77,000,000
U.S. Army Garrison	$121,000,000
Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center	$1,338,000,000
Missile & Space Intelligence Center Defense Intelligence Agency	Classified
Army Contracting Command	10,801,921,021

                * including 2010 Foreign Military Sales.