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DEVCOM AvMC is the nexus of Army aviation and missile modernization, fusing the operational requirements of Transformation and Training Command with the acquisition strategies of the Portfolio Acquisition Executives. The Center generates innovative science and responsive life-cycle engineering that allows the PAEs to execute programs at speed, delivering the asymmetric capabilities required to ensure our Soldiers dominate on the battlefield.
2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium
Huntsville, AL - Meet DEVCOM AvMC at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Booth 311. Dr. Jim Kirsch will be speaking in the booth at 1pm on August 11.
July 6, 2026
"Highley passed the mantle of commander of DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center’s Conceptual Design, Analysis & Experimentation, Maneuver Air Directorate, to Lt. Col. Lev Mazeres."
June 29, 2026
"Zecher has been named the Center’s new deputy director, supporting Director Dr. James Kirsch while also stepping into the director role for the newly established Strategic Technology and Integration Directorate."
June 23, 2026
"In addition to Kirsch, six DEVCOM AvMC team members and matrixed employees were recognized in the Technical/Technical Management Category: Steven Braddom, Dr. Jeffrey Gaddes, Robert Olson, Larry Pledger, Bradley Easterwood and Justin Randle."
"They came to us because of our expertise in systems software engineering. Twenty-five years later, that has not changed."