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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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CongressTuberville’s Release of Military Promotions Does Not Include Naval Nuke Reactor Nominee
Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) about-face on holding up more than 400 military promotions for months because of Pentagon policies relating to reproductive care for servicemembers does not include nominees to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationIranian-Born Academic Sues; Was Fired After Allegedly Letting Iranian Student Access NNSA Software
An Iranian-born ex-professor, fired from the University of Toledo in Ohio for allegedly allowing an Iranian citizen to access software owned by the National Nuclear Security Administration, sued the school […]
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Business/FinancialBusinesses Merging With Amentum Credited With Over One-Third of Jacobs Revenue
Jacobs’ [J] government contracting and cybersecurity businesses, which are expected to merge with Virginia-based Amentum in 2024, account for more than a third of the revenue at Jacobs, according to material released […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $582 Million Spy Plane Upgrade For Saudi; Radar for UAE
The State Department on Monday said it has approved a potential $582 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Saudi Arabia for the modernization of the RE-3A Tactical Airborne Surveillance System […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: AUKUS Pillar Two, Roadrunner, Kratos Targets, CUSV Test
Pillar Two Expansion. A State Department Official recently said the administration sees AUKUS Pillar Two eventually expanding to others, but not yet. “I think right now what we want to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationY-12 Uranium Facility Hurt By Contractor Performance, Other Problems Latest Stockpile Plan Says
Substandard contractor performance delayed the launch of a new Uranium Processing Facility at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee until 2029, according to the agency’s […]
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InternationalFrance Test-Fires New bM51.3 Sub-Launched Missile Over Atlantic
France successfully test-fired an M51.3 long-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, without a nuclear warhead aboard, over the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 18. The test firing was conducted by the General Directorate […]
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Business/FinancialAmentum To Merge With Jacobs’ Government Biz, Creating Publicly-Traded Company
In a deal rumored for weeks, two of the largest players in the Department of Energy’s weapons complex will merge into a public company majority-owned by Jacobs [J] shareholders. Virginia-based […]
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Defense Watch: New HASC Member, CR Impact, Lockheed Martin Missile Lab
South Korea FMS. The State Department has approved a potential $52.1 million deal with South Korea for 42 AIM-9X Block II and five Block II-plus Sidewinder missiles. “This proposed sale […]