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InternationalSTRATCOM commander satisfied with U.S. nuclear posture amid Russian invasion of Ukraine
Despite the Russian president’s declaration of a nuclear alert following that country’s invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine, U.S. nuclear posture had not changed as of Tuesday, the head of the […]
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CongressMandatory Cyber Incident Reporting Bill Passes Senate
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would require critical infrastructure owners and operators to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 hours of discovering […]
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ArmyArmy Releases Draft RFP For OMFV Competition’s Detailed Design, Prototype Build Phases
The Army has released a draft Request for Proposals for the next two phases of its Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) competition, which would cover detailed design and building and […]
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CongressHouse Authorization Panel Seeks 12th Coast Guard National Security Cutter
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday released a two-year authorization bill for the Coast Guard that seeks one more national security cutter (NSC) for the service that hasn’t […]
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InternationalU.S. Approves Third Party Transfer of Stinger, Javelin Missiles from Baltic States to Ukraine
The United States has approved a third-party transfer of Raytheon [RTX] Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon Javelin anti-armor missiles from the Baltic states to aid Ukraine’s […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLeonardo AW139 will replace NNSA’s air sipping helicopters
Around 2024, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) expects to take delivery of a pair of new AW139 helicopters, joining the Air Force in swapping a rotary […]
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CongressInhofe To Retire At End Of Current Congress, SASC’s Top Republican Confirms To Oklahoma Paper
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, will retire from his seat at the end of the current congressional session. Inhofe, 87, officially confirmed his […]
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ArmyArmy RCCTO Taps BlueHalo To Develop sUAS Offensive Swarming Capability
The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has awarded BlueHalo a $14 million deal to develop a small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) autonomous swarming capability, the company said […]
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PentagonDoD Supply Chain Report Puts Focus On Kinetics, Microelectronics, Other Areas
A new Defense Department report on securing critical defense supply chains prioritizes kinetic weapons, energy storage and batteries, metals and composites used in manufacturing tools, and microelectronics, outlining the challenges […]
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Business/FinancialGovernment Review of Controversial Nuke-Sites Contract Award Suspect, Losing Bidder Says
Citing a lack of transparency on the agency’s part, a losing bidder for a major nuclear-weapon sites management contract cried foul in January when the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear […]
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