Duotech Services has opened a 25,000-square-foot defense electronics sustainment facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The company, which provides lifecycle sustainment solutions for military and aerospace electronic systems, invested $4 million into the project and expects the facility to create 50 new, high-quality jobs.

The facility will test, repair, remanufacture and sustain electronic systems and subsystems supporting U.S. and allied defense platforms, with a particular emphasis on missile and missile defense systems. Its capabilities include electronics depot services, rapid prototyping, engineering support and technology sustainment.

Duotech addresses electronics obsolescence by repairing and remanufacturing critical components no longer supported by original manufacturers.

The facility, located in Huntsville's Research Park, has achieved AS9100D certification.

Duotech team sees Huntsville as a talent and defense-industry hub

The site was chosen in part due to access to a skilled workforce.

“There's such a robust pool of talent here, from technicians to engineers to program managers, that we felt we could more quickly expand our business by locating here,” said Dan Bader, president and CEO of Duotech Services, in an August press release. “It's just a great spot to be for recruiting. And a lot of the work we do is for the big primes in the defense industry, and everybody's got a presence here, so we can more quickly work with people, find them, have discussions and grow our business just because everybody's here.”

Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair praised the new facility, saying it will create jobs. 

“Protecting our national security and growing our nation's defense capabilities is a critical aspect of our manufacturing sector and Alabama is proud to add Duotech to our bench of industry innovators. Duotech's investment here strengthens our position as a global leader in aerospace and defense, brings quality jobs to our citizens and enhances our overall economy,” McNair said in the press release. “We know Duotech will find in Alabama the workforce, community partners and infrastructure to be successful.”

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