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Nuclear ModernizationGlobal Nuclear Weapons Spending Up 13%, Led by U.S. Defense Budget, Report Says
Global spending on nuclear weapons increased by 13% in 2023, according to the latest annual report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons group, reaching $91.4 billion that year […]
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Defense Watch: GDLS/Canada Deal, Mace Wins, Black Hawk Mods, Third Missile Site, Anduril SRM News
GDLS/Canada. General Dynamics Land Systems and its partner Marshall Canada have received a nearly $2 billion dollar award to provide the Canadian Armed Forces with light and heavy logistics vehicles, […]
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Defense Watch: No Poison Pills, DoD CIO Departs, More Drone Corps
NDAA Debate. Ahead of the House’s consideration next week of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to […]
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Defense Watch: GD Munitions Facility Opens, BALTOPS 2024, Retired VCNO Arrested, Counter Drone Investment
Munitions Production. The Army on May 29 hosted an opening ceremony for the new Universal Artillery Projectile Lines facility in Mesquite, Texas that will build metal parts for artillery shells […]
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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: 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: 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 […]