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Nuclear Modernization

Nevada Nuke Site Contractor Nets Five-Year Extension

Thursday, August 18th, 2022

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Nevada Nuke Site Contractor Nets Five-Year Extension

In the latest mega-extension for a nuclear-weapons site-management contractor, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) locked in a Honeywell [HON]-led team for five more years at the Nevada National Security Site. Mission Support and Test Services, which also includes Jacobs Engineering [J] and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII], will be on site from 2023 through 2028 under five one-year options that the government announced Wednesday it had picked up in one swoop. The five-year base on the contract, awarded in 2017,…

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]