Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationHII Wins $56 Million Navy Contract For AUKUS Submarine Design Work
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding division has won a $56 million Navy contract to provide engineering and design support for the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program, the company said […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Tests Unarmed ICBM Reentry Vehicle
The Air Force tested an unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle Oct. 9, launching it aboard a Minotaur I rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., as part of the vehicle’s development. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationArmy’s Janus Program Potential Support For Broader ‘Fortress America’ Energy Push
The Army’s Janus nuclear power program could support the military’s broader energy resilience goals under the Trump administration’s “Fortress America” initiative, though officials said the effort will encompass multiple energy […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNavy Awards Over $170 Million in Trident II Support Contracts, as Columbia Advances
The Navy awarded more than $170 million in Trident II D5-related contracts Oct. 1, extending flight-test, missile operations, rocket motor storage and other support as the Columbia-class submarine program moves […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Air Force Breaks Ground on New B-21 Assembly Line as Production Expands
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have broken ground on a new B-21 Raider final assembly line in Palmdale, Calif., putting a previously announced effort to accelerate bomber production […]
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Nuclear Modernization
HII Promotes Greg Ennis to CFO of Mission Technologies
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has promoted Greg Ennis to senior vice president and chief financial officer of its Mission Technologies division, the company said Oct. 2. Ennis will lead Mission […]
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Nuclear Modernization
BWXT Awarded $189 Million Naval Nuclear Fuel Contract
BWX Technologies [BWXT] has received a contract worth approximately $189 million to manufacture nuclear reactor fuel for the U.S. Navy, the company said Oct. 1. The award calls for BWXT […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Early Equipment Delivery Advances Savannah River Pit Production Training Facility
Early delivery of equipment for a Savannah River Site (SRS) training facility is helping accelerate preparations for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) plutonium pit production mission, the agency said […]
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Nuclear ModernizationW93/Mk7 Enters Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase
The Navy’s W93/Mk7 nuclear warhead and reentry system has entered the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase after achieving Milestone B, advancing the first new U.S. nuclear warhead program initiated […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Domestic Supply Chain Still Needs To Catch Up To Meet Growing Energy Demands, Officials Say
To meet the incoming energy and artificial intelligence (AI) demand, the United States’s nuclear supply chain needs a major uplift to help make reactor construction economical and timely, nuclear industry […]