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Nuclear Modernization

Replacement ICBM Fuse Closes In On Milestone That Precedes Mass Production

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024

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Replacement ICBM Fuse Closes In On Milestone That Precedes Mass Production

An overhead view of the Kansas City National Security Campus, where the Department of Energy manufactures non-nuclear nuclear-weapon components.

The Kansas City National Security Campus in March produced a proof-of-concept replacement fuse for an Air Force nuclear weapon, the Sandia National Laboratory said last week. The Missouri site cranked out the first production unit for the Mark 21 Replacement Fuze, Sandia said in a press release. After this unit clears several more reviews, the fuse can begin mass production, which the Air Force in its 2025 budget request estimated will start by June 2025. “The first production unit of…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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