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Nuclear ModernizationLabor Shortage Outlasts COVID, Delays Nuclear-Weapons Infrastructure, NNSA Administrator Says
A labor shortage initially blamed on COVID-19, but which has outlasted the nationwide response to the pandemic, hamstrung construction of new nuclear weapons factories and forced a construction triage at […]
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Defense Watch: UKR Aid, Trust in IVAS, Counter-Drone Support
Ukraine Aid. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairs of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, respectively, and Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), […]
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Nuclear ModernizationToo Few Employees Contributed to Delays in Y-12 Uranium Processing Facility
There are at least 500 too few employees at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., which has contributed to a cost increase and schedule slip for the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBiden Budget, Memo Call For Reduced Reliance on B83 Gravity Bomb
Citing a national security memorandum that describes a reduced need for the B83 thermonuclear gravity bomb, the National Nuclear Administration (NNSA) proposed cutting funding for the weapon in its 2024 […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA’s Head of Nuclear Security Announces Retirement
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) longest-serving associate administrator Jeffrey Johnson, the chief of nuclear security, announced his retirement on Monday. Johnson served eight years at NNSA following a 20-year […]
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Defense Watch: MDA Boost Phase, Lasers, Rocket Lab Updates, Backscatter is Back
MDA Has Boost-Phase Intercept? Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director Vice Adm. Jon Hill recently confirmed DoD already has a boost-phase missile defense capability, but would not explain what it entails. […]
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Force MultipliersEgon Rinderer, Shift5
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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InternationalState Approves TLAMs for Australia, Hellfires for Poland
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for Tomahawk Block V and Block IV All Up Rounds worth $895 million and Hellfire missiles to Poland […]
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UncategorizedNorthrop Grumman Enhances Design of OPIR Using Digital Technology
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has improved the design of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) satellites by leveraging digital technology called Highly Immersive Virtual Environment (HIVE), the company said […]
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BudgetUranium Processing Facility in ‘28 or ‘29; Los Alamos Pits Stymied By Staff Shortfall, NNSA Budget Doc Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) budget request for fiscal year 2024 includes a funding boost for plutonium pit production in New Mexico, with the goal of building 80 per […]