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Nuclear ModernizationAustralia And NNSA Sign Nuclear Security Agreement
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization and the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to solidify the nuclear security and relationship between the […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Drone Corps Opposition, SDA Tranche 1, Space Force Convert, Canada FMS
Drone Corps Opposition. Gen. Randy George, the Army chief of staff, told lawmakers on May 21 he doesn’t believe a proposal to establish a separate drone branch within the service […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Committee Clears NDAA; Legally Binding Pit Dates, ICBM Minimum, Stand
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to keep legally binding pit-production dates that the National Nuclear Security Administration does not believe it will meet. It was one of […]
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Defense Watch: DIB Help, Autonomy At Sea, Navy Replicator, Project Overmatch
DIB Help. The Defense Department last week released a new, competitive open announcement seeking white papers for research or prototype projects in six critical sectors of the defense industrial base—kinetic […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: JWCC Update, AI Vessel Classification, LPD Engine Upgrades, USV Vanguard
JWCC Update. The Department of Defense has awarded around 80 task orders worth more than $640 million combined under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contracts previously awarded in December […]
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Business/FinancialJacobs Earnings Dip, Company Secures Some Approvals For Amentum Deal
Earnings fell at Jacobs [J] in the second quarter of its fiscal 2024, which the international engineering and technical services company attributed to a $95-million share repurchase program. Importantly, Jacobs […]
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Business/FinancialEarnings Up at BWXT But Tough Competition, Staff Ramp-Up On Uranium Work Slow Government Ops Growth
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT] in the first quarter, during which the company said Monday it cranked out more naval-nuclear components but made less money on government business overall […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Terran/Lockheed Deal Kaput, New Satellite Constellation, AI Funding, Gaetz Draws GOP Challenger
No Deal. Lockheed Martin last Tuesday withdrew its proposed offer to acquire satellite designer and manufacturer Terran Orbital. Lockheed Martin on March 1 had offered to acquire Terran for $1 […]
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Business/Financial
Big Charge In First Quarter, But Parsons Reports Business Booming
Net earnings fell drastically for Parsons [PSN] after a big tax hit in its first quarter, but the federal contractor on Wednesday reported record revenue and healthy core operations. Parsons […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency Watching Sentinel Testflight Schedule as Air Force Nunn-McCurdy Review Grinds On
The schedule for one of Sentinel’s nuclear warheads will not change until at least the end of the Air Force’s review of the budget-busting missile, the head of the National […]
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