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Defense Watch: CFT/Autonomy, FTUAS Demand, RTX Space Pivot, Sierra Nevada Wins SAOC
FVL CFT/Autonomy. The Army’s Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team is looking at potentially taking on autonomy as its official fifth line of effort, the organization’s director told reporters on April […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Plant Contractor Pays $18.4 Million To Settle Allegations of Nearly Six Years of Timecard Fraud
The Department of Justice on Tuesday said Consolidated Nuclear Security paid $18.4 million to settle allegations of timecard fraud at the Pantex Plant that date back to the company’s takeover […]
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Nuclear ModernizationReplacement ICBM Fuse Closes In On Milestone That Precedes Mass Production
The Kansas City National Security Campus in March produced a proof-of-concept replacement fuse for an Air Force nuclear weapon, the Sandia National Laboratory said last week. The Missouri site cranked […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTop End of Pit-Plant Acquisition North of $35 Billion, NNSA Administrator Says
It could cost up to $37 billion to acquire the pair of plutonium pit production facilities needed to produce new nuclear weapon cores for the rest of this century, the […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: FFG-62, Commercial TacSRT, Maxar Contract, New HAC Member, AUKUS Export Revision
FFG-62. The Navy and shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG-62) on April 12. This signified the formal start of ship […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMo. Legislature Plans Tax Breaks For KCNSC Extension
The Missouri House of Representatives was set to vote as soon as this week on bills that would give tax breaks for the planned expansion of the Kansas City Nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationRogers Wants Briefing About Planned Factory With Alleged Chinese Ties Near KCNSC
A U.S. Senator asked Tuesday if a planned manufacturing plant in Kansas poses a threat to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s nearby factory in Missouri for non-nuclear nuclear-weapon components. The […]
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UncategorizedIraq Requests Contractor Logistics Support FMS Worth $140 Million
Iraq has requested a possible Foreign Military Sale of C-172 and AC/RC-208 Aircraft Contractor Logistics Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Defense Security Cooperation […]
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Defense Watch: NDAA News, Army Aviation, Arms for Ukraine, and a New ASV
SASC NDAA Schedule. The Senate Armed Services Committee will consider the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act in mid-June, the panel’s leadership has announced. SASC’s work on the next […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Awarded $14 Million Task Order from Space Force For Electron Mission
Rocket Lab [RKLB] this week said it has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to launch an Electron mission, called Space Test Program-30 […]