Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract to Be Awarded by August, Air Force Official Says

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Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
5/22/2015
The contract for the Long-Range Strike Bomber should be awarded this summer, the Air Force’s top acquisition official said late last week. “It’ll be done when it’s done, but I’m expecting…

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At Savannah River

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Senate Appropriators Call for New Uranium Science Institute

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Senate FY16 Energy Spending Bill Includes $345 Million For MOX Construction

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Senate FY16 Energy Spending Bill Would Slightly Plus Up Funding for NNSA Weapon Activities

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NNSA Declares ‘Code Blue’ at Pantex

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Sandia Procurement Gets Rolling as NNSA Releases Sources Sought Notice

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NNSA Responds to Congressional Advisory Panel Recommendations

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House FY16 Defense Spending Bill Would Block Transfers Into Sea-Based Deterrent Fund

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NNSA Moving Forward With Competition for New Nevada National Security Site Contract

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CRS Report: A ‘Package of Options’ Is Needed to Meet Goal of 80 Plutonium Pits Per Year

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Nuclear Enterprise Stakeholders Meet at Pentagon with Senators, Top Air Force Officials

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UPF Federal Project Director Eschenberg Stepping Down

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U.S. Considering Offensive and Defensive Capabilities to Counter Alleged INF Violation

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