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Nuclear Modernization

Study of Nuclear, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile To Begin in FY 2020

Thursday, November 1st, 2018

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Study of Nuclear, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile To Begin in FY 2020

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

The Department of Energy and the Pentagon could be studying a new nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile by this time next year, the Energy Department’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said this week in an annual report on its nuclear-weapon programs.The Trump administration called on DoE to research the weapon in the Nuclear Posture Review published in February. At that time, “the intent was to defer the study until FY [fiscal year] 2020,” DoE wrote in its roughly 200-page 2019…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

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Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

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