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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Labs Complete Second Temperature Test of W80-4 Cruise-Missile Warhead
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories have successfully performed a second joint abnormal thermal environment test for the W80-4 Life Extension Program, the labs recently announced. Carried out […]
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Defense Watch: Sentinel Supply Chain, TSA Academy, Cyber Bills, Anduril Expansion in Huntsville
Sentinel Supply Chain Mitigations. U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has told Congress that the service faces a challenge in ensuring that the Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel meets its initial […]
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Defense Watch: BALTOPS, Super Hornet Mod, BAE Partnering, GM Defense/C-UAS
BALTOPS 2023. The 52nd NATO Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2023 maritime exercise is set to start in Tallinn, Estonia on June 4, lasting through June 16. The alliance’s primary Baltic region […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLos Alamos Lab Contractor Cited For Series of Plutonium Facility Safety Violations In 2021
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) management has been put on notice after a series of safety violations two years ago sent red flags all the way up to National Nuclear […]
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CongressDoE Defense-Nuclear Programs Would Dodge Big Cuts In Deficit Deal
The House on Wednesday evening easily passed legislation that would cut much non-defense federal spending over the next two years in exchange for extending U.S. money-borrowing authority. For fiscal year […]
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CongressU.S. Senators Form Caucus Dedicated To Advocating for DoE Labs
Senators from four states have joined forces to form a caucus dedicated to advocating for U.S. national laboratories, including those overseen by the National Nuclear Security Administration. Senators Ben Ray […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLivermore Lab, SambaNova Boost Computing Capacity to Better Study Nuclear-Weapon Physics
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory added SambaNova Systems’ spatial data flow accelerator to the lab’s Livermore Computing Center as part of an effort to see if artificial intelligence can aid the […]
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CongressHouse Appropriations Committee Joins Armed Services Panel in Postponing Budget Markups
The House Appropriations Committee postponed markups of several fiscal year 2024 spending bills with no rain-check date given, the panel’s chairwoman said Monday. Citing ongoing negotiations between the administration and […]
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Nuclear ModernizationIn Hiroshima, G7 Leaders Denounce Russian Nuclear Rhetoric, Reaffirm Goal of Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first of the only two nuclear weapons deployed in wartime, leaders of the Group of Seven nations reaffirmed a commitment to rid […]
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Defense Watch: Fourth Frigate, Rheinmetall Agreement, MH-139 Hoist Test
Fourth Frigate. The Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine $526 million on May 18 to exercise an option for the detail design and construction of the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, FFG-65. […]