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CongressHouse Appropriations Passes $21B NNSA budget; Fleischman Thinks Uranium Plant Needs Double Funding
The House Appropriations on Tuesday approved a 2023 spending bill that included roughly the requested funding for Department of Energy nuclear weapons programs, one of which should get almost double […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Picks LIFT Airborne Technologies’ Helmet for Fixed Wing Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has picked California-based LIFT Airborne Technologies‘ AV 2.2 helmet to serve as the Next Generation Fixed Wing helmet. LIFT Technologies’ offering was competing in the prototype […]
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ArmyPalantir, Raytheon Tapped To Deliver Prototypes For Army’s TITAN Data Platform
The Army has awarded a pair of deals to Palantir Technologies [PLTR] and Raytheon Intelligence and Space [RTX] to deliver prototypes for the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) program, […]
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SpaceBiden Administration Directs Use Of Technology To Help Combat IUU Fishing
President Biden on Monday issued a National Security Memorandum (NSM) aimed at combatting illegal fishing by distant water fleets in the world’s oceans and directed several departments and agencies to […]
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CongressHouse-Side DoE Spending Bill Has Pits, B83, For NNSA; No SLCM-N
House appropriators want to provide the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with all the funding it requested in 2023 to build plutonium pit factories in New Mexico and South Carolina […]
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CongressHouse Appropriators To Consider Civilian Nuclear Weapons Budget Tuesday
The House Appropriations Committee was scheduled Tuesday to vote on the first draft of the 2023 spending bill that funds civilian nuclear weapons programs at the Department of Energy and […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems Gets Up to $12 Billion Air Force Contract for ICBM Support
The U.S. Air Force on June 24 awarded BAE Systems an up to $12 billion contract for ICBM support for the Nuclear Weapon Center at Hill AFB, Utah through 2040. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Awards $41 Million Mods To Extend Hypersonic Defense Work
The Missile Defense Agency on June 24 awarded both Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] $31 million modifications to have both companies further develop and refine concept work on […]
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CongressHASC Seeks Info On Army’s Acquisition Strategy For Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser
The House Armed Services Committee is seeking information from the Army on the acquisition strategy for its Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser effort, citing the program’s recent successes during prototype testing. The […]
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CongressHASC Opted Against Mandating Open Competition For Air Force’s KC-Y Bridge Tanker
The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning opted not to adopt a proposal that would have mandated the Air Force hold a full, open competition for its KC-Y “bridge […]
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