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Defense Watch: FMTV Extension, Medium Tactical Truck, PSC Progress
FMTV Extension. The Army plans to extend its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) contract with Oshkosh Defense for an additional three years, estimating it may order an additional 1,343 […]
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Defense Watch: UUVs, Space Fence, MH-139 First Flight, Ruppersberger Retiring, Monopsony Blues
Aussie-Japanese UUVs? The Australian Defense ministry said it signed a bilateral research agreement with Japan focused on undersea autonomy. The agreement is between Australia’s Defense Science and Technology Group and […]
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Defense Watch: Autonomy Prime, Small Biz Cyber, Starlink, Red Flag
Autonomy Prime. The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, said that it plans to release an Innovative Capabilities Offering and Autonomy Prime’s first fly-off solicitation in the near future for […]
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Navy/USMCHouston Takes Over Top Post at Naval Nuclear Propulsion
More than six months after his nomination, and just shy of a month after his Senate confirmation, Adm. Bill Houston on Thursday took over as director of the Naval Nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationParsons Gets $21 Million Deal For Los Alamos Construction Management
Parsons [PSN] announced the award of a $21 million task order by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Infrastructure to continue managing construction projects at Los Alamos National […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Names Former Boeing Exec To Board of Directors
Nuclear naval reactor builder BWX Technologies [BWXT] has named former Boeing [BA] executive Nicole Piasecki to its board of directors effective Jan. 2. Piasecki spent 25 years with Boeing in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMass Production of B61-12, W88 Alt 370 At Halfway Point
Some time between October and December, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) programs to refurbish its B61 bombs and W88 warheads reached the halfway mark, an agency spokesperson said Monday. […]
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Defense Watch: GEM Launch, Anduril Win, DIB, Houthi USV, Ukraine Aid
This Motor’s a GEM. Northrop Grumman’s 63-inch diameter, extended length Graphite Epoxy Motor 63XL (GEM 63XL) is to debut on the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur […]
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Defense Watch: Coyote Buy, Parsons Payday, GDIT Success, Sentinel Directorate
Upcoming Coyote Buy. The Army plans to purchase at least 6,700 Coyote kinetic and non-kinetic interceptors to counter enemy unmanned aircraft systems “operating at various speeds and altitudes which are […]
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Navy/USMCHouston Confirmed By Senate To Lead Naval Reactors, Cleared For Promotion To Admiral
About six months after his nomination, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Vice Adm. William Houston to be director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program that develops reactors for Navy warships […]