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Air ForceAir Force Initiates Test Firing of Unarmed Minuteman III From Navy E-6 Aircraft
The Air Force and Navy last week used an airborne control center to test-fire an unarmed Minuteman III missile, the services said. The test gave the services a look at […]
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Defense Watch: Space Experiments, Industrial Base, Satellite Partnership, Rheinmetall/Lockheed Martin
Space Experiments. U.S. Space Force’s small launch and targets division at Kirtland AFB, N.M., has awarded an $11.5 million contract under the Orbital Services Program-4 to Alameda, Calif.-based Astra Space […]
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Defense Watch: HALO Navy Challenge, JASSM Production, NV5, Parsons Acquisitions, ChatGPT
Tricky Challenge. Enabling U.S. Navy strike fighter aircraft to carry hypersonic missiles and stow them safely on aircraft carriers may be a knotty technical challenge. Last month, the Navy awarded […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency Broadens Scope of Weapons Advisory Committee
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has established the Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security to advise senior agency leaders. Formerly known as the Defense Programs Advisory Committee, the new Advisory […]
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Defense Watch: New USV, Elbit Invitation, OA, Future GMTI
New USV. Saildrone, the developer of small unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for security, science and environmental missions, last week introduced its 33-foot Voyager mid-size USV, which is designed for near-shore […]
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Nuclear Modernization
NNSA Administrator: ‘I Want To Scream From The Mountaintop’ No Future Nuke Testing
Though the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to dramatically ramp up plutonium pit production around the time a key arms control treaty expires in 2026, there are no plans […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency Filling Slots In New Contractor Liaison Office
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is hiring for senior acquisition and construction management professionals with imminent application deadlines. Through Monday, the NNSA is accepting applications for a deputy associate […]
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UncategorizedAegis Combat System Successfully Intercepts Target During Flight Test, Lockheed Martin Says
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) successfully intercepted a Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target using upgraded Aegis software during a recent flight test, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said. The […]
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Defense Watch: Fighter Fall, Explosive Capacity, Remote ID Award, C-UAS
Fighter Fall. The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2024 budget request proposes the divestment of 131 fighter aircraft, including 42 A-10s, 57 F-15 C/Ds, and 32 Block 20 F-22 aircraft while […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSenators Still Favor Nuclear-Tipped Sea-Launched Cruise Missile That Was Zeroed Out In Biden Budget
The Biden Administration’s desire to cancel a new lower-yield nuclear submarine-launched cruise missile still doesn’t sit well with the leadership of the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee. Both subcommittee […]