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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: 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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Defense Watch: DoD Startups, SILENTBARKER, Australia FMS, JWCC
Startup Advice for Congress. Congress can do more to help startups in the national security arena by “making more bets” on these venture capital-backed companies “by taking just a tiny […]
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Force MultipliersDominique Cooper, Maxar
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: M1s To UKR, Spike to Poland, Counter-Drone Services, NRO RFP
Ukraine/Abrams. The first group of refurbished Abrams tanks set to go to Ukraine have been accepted by the U.S. government, the Army’s top acquisition official said on Aug. 7. “Of […]