Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationSandia Director Younger to Retire in December
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) confirmed Wednesday that Stephen Younger will retire as director of the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico effective Dec. 31, after two years […]
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AnalysisAnalysis: Force Boeing and Northrop Grumman to Play Nice on GBSD?
Editor’s note: This is an analysis produced by Defense Daily’s reporting team. It’s clear that Boeing [BA], which designed, built and serviced every Minuteman missile since the venerable launcher became […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Halfway Through submarine Missile Tube Fixes; Threatens Exit From Business
BWX Technologies [BWXT] is now about halfway through repairing 12 submarine missile tubes it welded incorrectly in 2018, Rex Geveden, president and chief executive officer of the Lynchburg, Va., nuclear-hardware […]
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Business/FinancialEarnings Dip, but BWXT Reactor Work Ramping Up in Q2
Earnings at BWX Technologies [BWXT], Lynchburg, Va., dipped slightly to just under $60 million even as second-quarter revenue rose 7% to about $470 million on the strength of busier work on […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Current Nukes Can ‘Get the Job Done’ in the Face of B61-12, W88 Alt 370 Delays, Stratcom No. 2 Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) still expects to be late starting delivery of refurbished nuclear gravity bombs and ballistic missile warheads to the Air Force and Navy, but the […]
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CongressFischer Uses Hyten Hearing as Preamble to NDAA Nuclear Negotiations With House
The Senate’s top nuclear-weapons authorizer pumped Air Force Gen. John Hyten during a Tuesday confirmation hearing for ammunition to use in upcoming conference negotiations with House Democrats, who want to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA ‘Unlikely’ to Deliver First War-Ready W80-4 by 2025, Internal Report Says
The Department of Energy will probably deliver the first nuclear warhead for the next U.S. air-launched cruise missile in 2026: a year later than the department’s official forecast, according to […]
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BudgetDoE Faces Fight to Hit Requested 2020 Nuclear Weapons Budget, Even After Caps Deal
The just-announced budget caps deal provides $2.5 billion more in base defense spending than the 2020 budget the House has already approved, and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force to Award Big ICBM Manufacturing Contract By End of Summer 2020
The Air Force plans to award a contract sometime between July and September of 2020 to build the U.S.’ next nuclear-tipped, intercontinental ballistic missile, the service said Tuesday. The Air […]
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Defeated in Committee, Minuteman III Extension Study Resurfaces on House Floor With Renewed Support
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee clashed Thursday on the House floor about whether a proposed amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would delay modernization of […]