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UncategorizedGAO Finds That Los Alamos Safety Culture ‘Needs Improvement,’ According To NNSA
Triad National Security has made the Los Alamos National Laboratory a little safer since taking over as the prime contractor in 2018, but the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) believes […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCongress Should ‘Move Forward’ With NNSA’s Plan For Plutonium Pits, Armed Services Chair Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has not won Rep. Adam Smith’s (D-Wash.) unconditional trust, but it has convinced him to authorize the agency’s plan to produce plutonium pits in […]
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Air ForceBoeing Wants to Scale Up T-7A Red Hawk Approach for Other Planes
SEATTLE—Boeing [BA] wants to scale up the digital engineering approach the company said it took with the U.S. Air Force T-7A Red Hawk trainer to other programs. Through simulation, the […]
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Navy/USMCPratt & Whitney Wins $4.4 Billion Contract For F-35 Engines, Components
The Navy awarded Raytheon Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney [RTX] an undefinitized contract modification worth up to $4.385 billion on June 14 for almost 180 F-35 engines. The award adds scope […]
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Homeland SecurityPangiam To Demonstrate Prohibited Item Detection For TSA
Pangiam on Wednesday said it has been selected by the Transportation Security Administration to demonstrated its artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technology for identifying potential prohibited items in carry-on […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Appropriations Draft Bill Would Boost Coast Guard Acquisition
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee this morning is set to markup its version of the fiscal year 2023 homeland security funding bill and is recommending adding $600 million to […]
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Business/FinancialQuantic Acquires Small Microwave Components Company
Defense electronics company Quantic Electronics on Tuesday said it has acquired Microwave Dynamics, a small company specializing in microwave and millimeter wave components for aerospace, defense and industrial markets. Terms […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Matches Navy With Aviation Stand Down
A top Marine Corps official directed the services’ aviation units to conduct an aviation safety standdown on June 13, matching a similar order from the Navy. On Monday, Naval Air […]
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Business/FinancialBWX Technologies Acquires Naval Vessel Parts Suppliers
BWX Technologies [BWXT] in April acquired Cunico Corp. and Dynamic Controls Ltd., sister companies that manufacture parts for global naval ships and submarines and liquified natural gas commercial shipping vessels. […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing’s Communications Chief Dandridge Departs
Ed Dandridge, who joined Boeing [BA] nearly two years ago as its chief communications officer, has left the company for personal reasons. Dandridge resigned from the company on June 2, […]
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