DoD awards Auburn University $48 million to further defense research
On April 27, 2026, the Pentagon released a list of their contracts totaling to $2.2 billion in awards. Among those awards was a $48,994,134 "cost-no-fee indefinite-delivery contract" to Auburn University for engineering research and development that will support the Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Command on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The Aviation and Missile Command is part of a larger company, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, which supports the Army through research, engineering services and development for the Army's missile and aviation programs.
