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InternationalNNSA Leaders Meet at ‘Frontline’ of Nuclear Smuggling
National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator (NNSA) Jill Hruby and nonproliferation lead Corey Hinderstein visited Georgia in June, a nation the agency says is on the frontlines of nuclear-materials smuggling. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHoneywell Sells Its Stake in Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Honeywell [HON] has sold its stake in the Fluor [FLR]-led joint venture that runs the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, the company said last week. The […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Kaine Challenger, Drones, Taiwan FMS
Kaine Challenger. Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain, has filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination to represent Virginia in the U.S. Senate. Cao is the latest Republican to […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Tester Challenger, Army CIO, MQ-9A Disaster Response
Norway FMS. The State Department on June 28 approved a potential $293 million foreign military sale with Norway for up to 580 RTX-built GBU-53/B air-launched, precision-guided glide bombs. The new […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Weapons Replenishment, Fighter Inventory, Fourth Triton
Replenishment Bill. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) have introduced a new bill that would amend DoD’s emergency acquisition authorities to allow […]
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CongressHouse Committee Nixes plan to Repeal Binding Pit-Production Targets; Authorizes $24B for Nukes at DoE
Early Thursday, a House committee approved a bill to cap National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) spending in 2024 at about $23.8 billion and blocked a plan to repeal legal deadlines […]
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Force MultipliersKevin Kelly, Arcfield
In this new 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 […]
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Defense Watch: X-Bow, BlackSky Contract, GBAD Industry Day, China Space
X-Bow Bolt Launch. X-Bow Systems last week said it completed the second successful launch of its Bolt rocket, the first vehicle in the company’s new suite of modular boost solid […]
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CongressNuclear Weapon Programs Receive Modest Budget Boost in House Armed Services Defense Bill
A House committee’s first draft of an annual defense policy bill would increase funding for plutonium pit production, a controversial sea-launched cruise missile warhead and other nuclear weapons modernization programs. […]
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CongressHouse Strategic Forces Markup Could Again Halt Potential W76 Retirement, Limit Hruby’s Travel Until Reports Are In
Members of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee are proposing to withhold funding for retirement of the W76-2 warhead unless the military and National Nuclear Security Administration can prove […]
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