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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 […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDNFSB Wants NNSA Response To Worker Concerns By Jan. 19
A federal nuclear safety watchdog wants the National Nuclear Security Administration to respond to concerns over worker safety at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility in just over a month. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNDAA Would Bar Plutonium-Cleanup Expansion Until LANL Can Make 30 Pits Per Year
The Los Alamos National Laboratory would be barred from expanding equipment needed to dispose of surplus plutonium until the lab certifies it can produce at least 30 nuclear weapon cores […]
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Force MultipliersFelipe Fernandez – Fortinet Federal, Inc.
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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Defense Watch: Replicator, Romania, Poland FMS, Bomber Task Force
Wiggle Room. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall earlier this month at the Reagan National Defense Forum said the service’s collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) program will “be fielding aircraft by the […]
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Defense Watch: Fighter Exception, Replicator, V-22s Grounded
Fighter Force Structure Exception. The fiscal 2024 defense authorization conference report appears to take account of the coming retirements of F-15s and A-10s and says that the U.S. Air Force […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFinal 2024 NDAA Requires Development of Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
The agreed-upon conference report on the 2024 must-pass defense policy bill includes a requirement for the Defense Department and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise […]
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