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SpacePentagon IG Upholds Decision on Advised USSPACECOM Move, Yet Former SECAF Mum on Trump Meeting
A new Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report concluded that a Department of the Air Force decision in January 2021 to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from its temporary headquarters at […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHearing on Nuclear Weapons, Waste Budgets Canceled Amid Voting ‘Circus’ on House Floor
The House Appropriations subcommittee in charge of writing the first draft of the Department of Energy’s annual budget called off a Wednesday hearing with the agency’s top nuclear weapons and […]
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Nuclear ModernizationPrez, CEO of Prime Contractor For Big Civilian Nuclear Weapon Sites Retiring
Michelle Reichert said she will retire May 20 as president and chief executive officer of Consolidated Nuclear Security, the outgoing management and operations contractor of the U.S.’ two main nuclear-weapon […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks Company Input on Planned KC-135 Upgrades
The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry input on a possible replacement of the fuel management and flight display systems for 276 of the service’s more than 400 KC-135 Boeing […]
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Unmanned SystemsIn Recent DoD Counter-Drone Demo With HPM Systems, Vendors Turned In Varying Results
Companies participating in a demonstration last month of their respective ground-based high-power microwave (HPM) solutions to counter small drones had varying degrees of success, the team lead for the testing […]
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Homeland SecuritySenate Committee Approves Adm. Fagan To Lead Coast Guard
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved by voice vote forwarding to the full Senate the nomination of Adm. Linda Fagan to be the next commandant […]
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CongressHouse Seapower Leaders Push Legislation For Minimum 31 Amphibious Ship Requirement
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) seapower panel introduced legislation that would keep the Navy from going below 31 amphibious battle force ships, as is the Marine […]
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Air ForceSen. Kelly Suggests MQ-9 Could Be of Use Against Higher Tech Adversaries
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) suggested on May 10 that the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper could provide significant intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike benefits to U.S. and allied forces in the […]
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CyberU.S., European Union Attribute Commercial Satellite Attack To Russia
Russia is responsible for cyber-attacks against commercial satellite communications networks in late February to disrupt Ukraine’s command and control efforts at the outset of Russia’s invasion of the country, the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWeather, Steam Generator ‘Issues’ Delay Restart of Weapons-Tritium Production at Watts Bar 2
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission allowed the Tennessee Valley Authority to work some people harder during an ongoing service outage at the Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor, where the restart of […]
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