Dynetics, the Huntsville, AL-based contractor who has recently won awards from U.S. Special Operations Command and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is remaking itself from a services contractor into a products manufacturer that prioritizes cutting-edge research. Steve Cook, Dynetics' vice president for corporate development, said the company's shift is becoming more visible these days -- but has long been in the making. The contractor was founded more than four decades earlier by two engineers; in 1989, the employees bought...