Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Awards Anduril $140 million For Counter-Drone Systems
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded California-based defense technology company Anduril Industries with a $140 million contract to procure counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) on four sites, a procurement notice […]
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ArmyDIU Solicits For Nuclear Power Plants; Army Selects Sites For Potential Deployments
The Army and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) are requesting bids to provide nuclear power plant energy solutions that would be demonstrated on a military installation within the U.S. by 2030. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Spokesperson: Trump Not Scheduled To Meet With DoE, NNSA On Nuclear Testing
The Department of Energy told the Exchange Monitor Monday that, despite media outlets saying otherwise, President Donald Trump will not be meeting in the Oval Office with high-level nuclear weapons […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSandia Completes B61-12 Gravity Bomb Flight Test On F-35, Lab Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Sandia National Laboratories announced last Thursday it conducted a flight test of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb on an F-35 aircraft in August. The […]
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SpaceRemote Sensing Could Help Fill Void In On-Site Nuclear Inspections, FAS Says
Government and commercial imagery could help fill a void in on-site nuclear inspections, given the upcoming lapse in the New START Treaty protocol next February, according to a new report […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFleischmann Says Energy And Water Appropriations Conference By Late January
Republican chairs of Senate and House Appropriations subcommittees for Energy and Water expect to hold a conference meeting in late January to blend their two versions of a fiscal 2026 […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFirst Sentinel Flight Test To Be Pad Launched
Rather than an ICBM test silo, the U.S. Air Force is to use a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for the first flight test of an unarmed […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWarren Asks STRATCOM Nominee To “Not Stand In The Way” Of Independent Studies On Sentinel
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) last week asked President Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) not to “shield” nuclear weapons programs “from independent oversight.” During the confirmation […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoD Nuclear Nominee Questions Russia’s, China’s Compliance With Test Bans
There have been reports since 2019 on Russia and China’s potential noncompliance with the Threshold Test Ban Treaty, one of President Donald Trump’s nominees to join the Department of Defense […]
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Nuclear Modernization
BWXT Records Strong Third Quarter Despite Government Shutdown
Earnings rose significantly at BWX Technologies (BWXT), Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the company attributed to its “differentiating nuclear credentials” and some multi-year, special materials contracts it received. […]