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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: 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: 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, […]
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Navy/USMCNo Proof NNSA Ignored Technical Concerns About W88 Upgrades, Inspector General Says
Federal officials did not inappropriately block contractors from investigating concerns about a program to refurbish one of the Navy’s two nuclear weapons, the Department of Energy’s inspector general wrote in […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Saab Acquisition, CR Impact, Acting NAVSEA, INDOPACOM Lasers,
AI News. Sweden’s Saab last week said it has acquired Britain’s BlueBear Systems Group, a provider of artificial intelligence-enabled software for autonomous swarm systems of uncrewed and crewed vehicles. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Mismanaged Subcritical Explosive Testing Programs, GAO Finds
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) mismanaged development of two machines used to measure the explosive power of nuclear weapons, leading to program delays and cost overruns, the Government Accountability […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLivermore’s Bauer To Lead New ‘Blueprint’ To Revamp NNSA Enterprise
Linda Bauer, former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory deputy director, will lead a new effort to write a “blueprint” for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) production and science and technology […]
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Defense Watch: GMD Management Benefits, NII Cost Projections, GOP Debates UKR Aid
GMD Management Benefits. A top Missile Defense Agency (MDA) official said the agency’s change to break up the management structure for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile defense system has […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Nuke Modernization Blows Beyond Cost and Schedule Estimates, GAO Finds
Major National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) projects to modernize nuclear-weapons production infrastructure shot $2 billion past estimated budgets and are collectively overdue by nearly a decade, according to a recent […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Chief Says ‘More Options’ For Nuke Deterrence Always Preferable
When it comes to nuclear deterrence, and the warheads and delivery systems that support it, the more options the better, said U.S. Strategic Command head Aif Force Gen Anthony Cotton. […]
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