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Boeing Triggers Nuclear Option, Walks Away From ‘Unfair’ ICBM Competition

Thursday, July 25th, 2019

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Boeing Triggers Nuclear Option, Walks Away From ‘Unfair’ ICBM Competition

Boeing concept art of a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles. Source: Boeing

Citing “unfair” competition from a rival with a captive solid rocket motor business, Boeing Co. [BA] this week walked away from a potentially $25 billion Air Force contract to build the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD): the next generation of nuclear-tipped, intercontinental ballistic missiles. In a July 23 letter to an Air Force acquisition official, Leanne Caret, Boeing’s chief executive officer, said the company “does not intend to submit a prime offer” in response to the Air Force’s July 16…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]