Nuclear Modernization

The Boeing [BA] and Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf has begun initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E), the U.S. Air Force said. “Three MH-139 IOT&E flights took place during the week […]

The U.S. Air Force is considering the replacement of flight control units for the engines on the three-stage Minuteman III ICBM by Boeing [BA]. The 90th Missile Wing at F.E. […]

The day before BAE Systems‘ nearly dozen year, $1.9 billion Integrated Support Contract for the ICBM fields was to expire, the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s ICBM directorate at […]

As the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awaits its marching orders from the Trump administration, the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is now saying it will get […]

Jill Hruby, outgoing administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, told the next administration ‘don’t lose the momentum’ in a tell-all on the state of the nuclear enterprise Thursday. “I […]

Brandon Williams, a former one-term congressman from New York’s 22nd district, is President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration. Chris Wright, Trump’s nominee […]

Chris Wright, President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of energy, said he would make it a priority to enrich uranium domestically Wednesday at his confirmation hearing. “We have lost our ability […]

Peter Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s intended nominee for Secretary of Defense, was questioned Tuesday by a Senate committee about his fitness for the role, including his knowledge of the U.S. nuclear […]

The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., may extend planned, Boeing [BA] sustainment work for the B61-12 to the B61-13, which the company is developing. […]

A bid protest by a Collins Aerospace and Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) team is looming for a nearly $3.5 billion Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) U.S. Navy award to […]