Tuberville boosts Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville area to build and operate Golden Dome

Bud McLaughlin

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June 25, 2025

(Senator Tommy Tuberville, Team Redstone/Facebook, YHN)

Calling Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville “probably the best-kept secret in this country,” U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville touted building and operating the proposed Golden Dome defense in the Rocket City.

Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) at a press conference today to speak on the importance of the Golden Dome for America’s national security. He emphasized the need to invest in securing our airspace and ensure the U.S. is constantly on the cutting edge of defense technology.

“Countries like Iran are openly chanting ‘Death to America,’ and we have to be able to protect ourselves,” he said. “You know, there’s no better place to help design this and build and operate than in my home state — Redstone Arsenal [in] Huntsville, Alabama.

“And let me tell you something. It is probably the best-kept secret in this country.”

Tuberville highlighted the capabilities of Redstone Arsenal and the more than 500 defense contractors across North Alabama as well as Blue Origin in Huntsville and United Launch Alliance in Decatur, to help develop the Golden Dome.

“… For more than 80 years, Redstone Arsenal has been leading the way in space, cybersecurity, and national defense. Huntsville’s talent, facilities, and resources are second to none all over the world. According to Forbes, Huntsville has the most engineers per capita in the world,” he said. “That’s why you see more and more agencies expanding their footprint in Huntsville and the surrounding area — including Missile Defense Agency, NASA, FBI, Missile and Space Intelligence Center, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Army Materiel Command.

“We will be big in building a lot of this Golden Dome. Huntsville helped put the first person on the moon. What better place to help begin the origination of Golden Dome than Huntsville, Alabama?”