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Defense Watch: Australian USVs, GPS III, Stock Bills, Ukraine Lessons
Australian USVs. A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) official recently announced a $3.3 million contract to acquire five Ocius Technologies Bluebottle Unmanned Surface Vehicles. On Nov. 24, Rear Adm. Pete Quinn, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNaval Reactors Official Moves to Nuclear-Weapons Cleanup Role
Jeff Avery, a longtime manager with the Office of Naval Reactors, has been selected as the new second-in-command at the Department of Energy’s $7.8-billion Office of Environmental Management. Avery, current […]
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Defense Watch: Data Culture, NRO Audit, Ford Return, Drone Attack
Data Informed Culture. A report this month by the Pentagon Inspector General (IG), Fiscal Year 2023: Top DoD Management Challenges, says that the tri-service and international program for the Lockheed […]
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Defense Watch: F134 Engine Repair, Remote Sensing Boost, Epirus Investment
F135 Engine Repair. The Navy said on Nov. 15 that Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) was recently activated as a Department of Defense second depot source of repair (DSOR) for […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Reports Better Q3 Earnings; Casts Eye on Prize at Hanford
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT], Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the nuclear contractor attributed during a Monday earnings report to growth throughout its naval, weapons cleanup and […]
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Defense Watch: Election Day, Air Crew Protection, Undersea Range
Tight HASC Races. Several key Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee remain in tight races heading into the midterm elections on November 8. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), a Navy […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTriad Needs All Three Legs ‘At Least In This Current Moment,’ Pentagon Official Says
The Biden Administration will maintain all three legs of the U.S. nuclear triad, which need to be modernized to remain relevant, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. “At least in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCD-2 For Savannah River Pits Expected in Fiscal 2025
Critical-decision 2 for a new plutonium pit production plant at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina is now expected in fiscal 2025, a state panel heard […]
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Defense Watch: Falcon Launch, Nuke Triad, Unmanned Ship Count
Falcon Heavy Launch. The U.S. Space Force is to launch its USSF-44 classified mission by Nov. 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The last Falcon Heavy launch for the […]
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Defense Watch: Lockheed Martin Transformation, L3Harris Cash, Top DoD Contractors
Long-Term Transformation. Lockheed Martin is undergoing a “multi-billion dollar, seven-year, company-wide” effort to transform its business to help fuel its 21st Century Warfighting concept, James Taiclet, the company’s chairman, president […]