The gate at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. (AL.com via TNS)
(Tribune News Service) — A Virginia-based company has landed a $97 million contract for a large-scale new project at north Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal.
AeroVironment, Inc., which has an office in Huntsville, announced Thursday that it will build facilities for testing missile defense and sensor systems at the military installation as part of a three-year contract.
The project, dubbed the Generative Environment for the Next Era of Spectral Imaging Stimulators, or GENESIS, will combine hardware with a simulated environment.
Through ultra-high frame-rate imaging and precision optics, GENESIS will enable the recreation of “complex, real-world environments with unmatched fidelity,” according to the contractor. The aim is to accelerate the development of new technologies and enable joint planning and modeling across the space, air and missile defense fields.
“By creating realistic, repeatable, and scalable testing ecosystems, we’re helping the Army accelerate innovation, strengthen deterrence, and ensure our warfighters maintain a decisive advantage in every domain,” said Mary Clum, president of Space, Cyber and Directed Energy at AeroVironment.
“GENESIS shows what’s possible when industry and government align around a shared vision of innovation,” Johnathan Jones, AeroVironment’s senior vice president for Cyber and Mission Solutions, said. “We’re pushing the boundaries of sensor testing—advancing realism and precision to help the U.S. military accelerate development, reduce risk, and deliver mission-ready technologies that preserve our nation’s decisive advantage and give warfighters the most capable, reliable systems possible.”
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