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Nuclear ModernizationNavy Successfully Fires Off 191st Unarmed Trident II SLBM
The Navy has successfully launched the 191st Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile during a shakedown cruise of the USS Louisiana, marking the boat’s readiness for deployment. Northrop Grumman [NOC], […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Won’t Have Tech to Verify Russian Nuke Forces In Time for New START Successor Treaty
If another nuclear arms control treaty replaces the New START treaty that expires in 2026, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will need new technologies to keep track of Russia’s […]
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Air ForceNNSA Delivering Rehabbed B61 Bombs to Air Force for F-35 Nuke Mission
Deliveries of the B61-12 nuclear bomb that eventually will be carried by the Air Force F-35A Joint Strike Fighter are underway, the National Nuclear Security Administration told sister publication Exchange […]
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Nuclear ModernizationInspection Turns Up Safety System Concerns at Sandia’s Annular Core Reactor in New Mexico
National Technology and Engineering Solutions has established adequate safety systems management programs at Sandia National Laboratories, but a new watchdog report questions whether those programs can ensure safe nuclear operations […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNo layoffs When NNSA Takes Over Savannah River In 2024
No one will lose their jobs when the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) assumes management of the Savannah River Site in South Carolina from the Department of Energy’s Office of […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Employee Working on W88 Bypassed Computer Restrictions by Using Sub’s Email, Office
A federal employee at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) W88 Alteration 370 Federal Program Office, whose computer access was restricted, used a subcontractor’s email for five years to bypass […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: UKR in AZ, Wexton Retiring, Saudi Logistics
From Ukraine to Arizona. The Arizona Defense and Industry Coalition (AZDIC) says that it “looks forward to welcoming Ukrainian pilots to train on F-16s at Morris Air National Guard Base […]
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ArmyPentagon Extends X-energy Contract For Portable Military Micro-Reactor Another Year
The Defense Department extended an existing contract with X-energy Reactor Company under the military’s Project Pele initiative to develop a transportable, cost-effective advanced nuclear microreactor prototype for use in remote […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: AUSA Update, Navy S&T Board, 3D Printing, Anduril UAS Variant
AUSA. Rick Maze, the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) director of media operations, provided an update to Defense Daily that the organization’s annual conference scheduled for Oct. 9 […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: AFA Week, Commercial Space, Saab AI Deal, Rogers Eyes Mich Senate Seat
Air, Space, and Cyber. “Defeating Multipolar Threats: A Strategic Imperative for Airmen & Guardians” is the announced theme for this year’s Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) annual air, space, […]