Vol. 10, No. 80 Senate Armed Services to hear from NNSA principal deputy admin pick
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Congress defense reconciliation includes $1.5 billion for Sentinel risk reduction
Both chambers of congress released a $150 billion defense reconciliation bill over the weekend that includes $1.5 billion for Sentinel risk reduction and $500 million for Minuteman III improvements. The bill also includes $800 million for accelerated next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) deployment and development. Sentinel, an ICBM currently being built by Northrop Grumman, will […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
USAF aircraft production accelerations in DoD bill include $4.5 billion for B-21
While shipbuilding and Golden Dome are both receiving $59 billion in the $150 billion Department of Defense reconciliation bill, U.S. Air Force aircraft programs also see a significant jump, including $4.5 billion to accelerate the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Energy Committee plans Garrish confirmation hearing Wednesday
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a confirmation hearing Wednesday on the nomination of long-time Department of Energy hand Theodore (Ted) Garrish to become assistant secretary of energy for nuclear energy. During the hearing at 9:30 a.m.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Arizona governor vetoes SMR fast-track bill
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) recently vetoed a bill that would have removed some of the oversight and regulations for small modular reactor deployment in Arizona. House Bill 2774, sponsored by state House Rep. Michael Carbone (R), would have permitted large industrial… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Nuclear deployment company opens shop in South Carolina
The Nuclear Company announced last week it is opening a primary engineering and construction office in Columbia, S.C. The private new nuclear deployment company is pursuing a “design once, build many” approach to accelerate deployment of a new fleet of nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
House Oversight panel Democrat won’t run again, cites health
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), 75, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Monday he will not seek re-election, months after announcing his cancer diagnosis. “After grueling treatments, we’ve learned that the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]