Defense & Military

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Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said over the weekend that the Air Force’s decision to have Northrop Grumman [NOC] build the long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) was “fundamentally flawed. The losing team on Dec. 17 filed a 133-page brief with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing further its contention that Northrop was not the best and most economical choice […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] cannot say much about its preparation for production of the Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) because of a pending protest and the highly classified nature of the program. But the company is not missing the chance to pat itself on the back for being chosen by the Air Force to take on […]

The Air Force should continue its pursuit of a new nuclear air-launched cruise missile despite concerns that the ambiguity between nuclear and conventional cruise missiles could trigger “false alarms” leading to a nuclear strike, the former head of U.S. Strategic Command told a panel of lawmakers last week.   The service wants to develop a […]

Pat Host Defense Daily 12/4/2015 The Air Force wants to purchase 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRSB), service Secretary Deborah James said Wednesday, the high end of the 80-to-100 aircraft range the service has previously stated. LRSB is considered one of the Air Force’s top programs. Service acquisition officials anticipate spending $564 million per bomber […]

Alissa Tabirian and Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 12/4/2015 President Barack Obama last week signed the new fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes $607 billion in defense spending, following a previous veto of the bill over objections to the use of overseas contingency operations funds. The new deal passed the House and Senate […]

President Barack Obama last Wednesday signed the new fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes $607 billion in defense spending, following a previous veto of the bill over objections to the use of overseas contingency operations funds. The new deal passed the House and Senate after an agreement between Congress and the White […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 11/20/2015 The United States is considering “economic and military responses” to Russia’s violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a senior State Department official said last week.  Frank Rose, assistant secretary of the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, said Russia committed a “serious violation” against “one of the core […]

The United States is considering “economic and military responses” in the event of Russia’s violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a senior State Department official said last week.  Frank Rose, assistant secretary of the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, said Russia committed a “serious violation” against “one of the core tenets of […]

Alissa Tabirian and Brian Bradley WC Monitor 11/13/2015 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a new version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2016, sending it to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign the legislation. The new bill that authorizes $607 billion in defense spending was passed in the House […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 11/13/2015 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a new version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2016, sending it to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign the bill. The new bill that authorizes $607 billion in defense spending was passed in the House last week following […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 11/13/2015 A report released this week by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) calls on governments to address lax protection of military nuclear materials globally by bolstering physical security at nuclear facilities, sharing information on inventories and security procedures with international partners, and offering public commitments at next year’s Nuclear Security Summit on securing […]

A report released this week by the Nuclear Threat Initiative calls on governments to address lax protection of military nuclear materials globally by bolstering physical security at nuclear facilities, sharing information on inventories and security procedures with international partners, and offering public commitments at next year’s Nuclear Security Summit on securing military materials. The report, prepared by representatives from […]

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a new version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2016, sending it to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign the bill. The new bill that authorizes $607 billion in defense spending was passed in the House last week following an agreement between Congress and […]

President Barack Obama on Monday signed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement into law, increasing spending caps for defense and non-defense accounts for the next two years and raising the debt limit just one day before deadline. The agreement “should finally free us from the cycle of shutdown threats and last-minute fixes,” Obama said before signing the […]

Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/30/2015 The House of Representatives on Oct. 20 through a suspension of the rules approved legislation that was proposed in response to an Energy Department plan to in 2016 start transporting highly enriched uranium from Chalk River, Ontario, to the Savannah River Site via an automobile bridge that connects Canada to Buffalo, […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 Officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agencies, national laboratories, and industry were on Capitol Hill Tuesday to emphasize the need to ramp up monitoring of radiological materials and urge continued federal funding for programs that counter nuclear smuggling and prevent radiological dispersal device (RDD) attacks […]

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agencies, national laboratories, and industry were on Capitol Hill yesterday to emphasize the need to ramp up monitoring of radiological materials and urge continued federal funding for programs that counter nuclear smuggling and prevent radiological dispersal device (RDD) attacks on the United States.   […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday through a suspension of the rules approved legislation that was proposed in response to an Energy Department plan to in 2016 start transporting highly enriched uranium from Chalk River, Ontario, to the Savannah River Site via an automobile bridge that connects Canada to Buffalo, N.Y. If signed into law, the […]

Alissa Tabirian and Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/23/2015 President Barack Obama yesterday vetoed the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorized his $611.9 billion request for defense discretionary spending, including $5.1 billion for defense environmental cleanup. The NDAA also proposed boosting authorized cleanup funds for the Hanford Site in Washington state to $915.8 […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/23/2015 President Barack Obama yesterday vetoed the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorized his $611.9 billion request for defense discretionary spending, including $12.5 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The bill championed various NNSA upgrades, including funding for deferred maintenance to address aging laboratory infrastructure, a […]

The ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums is accepting nominations for the Johnny Foster Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Eighth Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit, scheduled for Feb. 16-19, 2016, in Arlington, Va. The award is named for former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Johnny Foster, who was the inaugural honoree in 2013. It […]

President Obama’s threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed the House and Senate and is now on its way to the president’s desk could jeopardize the bill’s defense acquisition reform provisions, according to the chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. If Obama vetoes an “overwhelmingly bipartisan” bill that […]

The ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums is accepting nominations for the Johnny Foster Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Eighth Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit, scheduled for Feb. 16-19, 2016, in Arlington, Va. The award is named for former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Johnny Foster, who was the inaugural honoree in 2013. It […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2016 passed the Senate this week in a 70-27 vote, moving the bill – identical to the version passed by the House of Representatives last week – to the desk of President Barack Obama, who has said he will veto it. The […]

Setting the stage for an expected House vote tomorrow on the reconciled National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) yesterday released the report drafted alongside the conference version of that bill, which would authorize an additional $50 million to reduce the $3.6 million backlog of crumbling […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 9/18/2015 The first of 30 operational B-52H bombers has been converted “from a nuclear to a conventional only capability aircraft” at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, Air Force Global Strike Command announced yesterday. The conversion process, which “preserves the full conventional capabilities of the B-52,” is intended to ensure U.S. […]

Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 9/18/2015 Air Force Global Strike Command remains on track to by Oct. 1 take in an additional 9,500 personnel and 63 aircraft through absorbing the 377th Air Base Wing, along with the long-range strike bomber and B-1 programs, AFGSC Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Michael Fortney said during a speech in Washington […]

The 91st Missile Wing of Minot AFB on Wednesday successfully test launched a Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg AFB, 45 years to the day after the wing put the first Minuteman 3s on alert, according to an Air Force press release. The Minot team worked with members of the 576th Flight Test Squadron […]