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January 30, 2026

W80-5 “just came up,” will go on SLCM-N, weapons directors say

By Sarah Salem

ARLINGTON, VA – The W80-5, a new variant of the W80 warhead family, is on a “more aggressive schedule” to go on the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N), weapons directors said on the final day of Exchange Monitor’s Nuclear Deterrence Summit.
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Table of Contents
  1. Director says LANL exceeds pit production objectives
    By Sarah Salem
  2. W80-5 “just came up,” will go on SLCM-N, weapons directors say
    By Sarah Salem
  3. NNSA No. 2 committed to a “two-site solution” for pits, needs SRS support
    By Sarah Salem
  4. NNSA shifting to a “culture of urgency” and “production mindset”
    By Sarah Salem
  5. Senate blocks funds as shutdown looms, Cramer cites desire to fund gov
    By Sarah Salem
  6. NNSA should approach contracting differently, Pappano says
    By Sarah Salem
  7. NNSA issues draft RFP for Savannah River Site ops
    By ExchangeMonitor
  8. NNSA completes 13 tritium extractions in nine months, new record
    By ExchangeMonitor
  9. Centrus prepares to expand Oak Ridge manufacturing plant
    By ExchangeMonitor
  10. BWXT opens Oak Ridge centrifuge manufacturing plant
    By ExchangeMonitor
  11. Supporting host communities key to data center success, NDS told
    By ExchangeMonitor
  12. LEU, not HALEU, drives current enrichment market
    By Wayne Barber
  13. USAF considers modular missile silos for Sentinel, Cramer says new silos “well settled”
    By Staff Reports
  14. Kiewit exec: NNSA infrastructure must be overhauled swiftly, safely
    By Wayne Barber
  15. Charles Ball appointed head of AI, Genesis Mission at NNSA
    By Sarah Salem
  16. Bechtel receives $812 million naval nuclear propulsion contract
    By ExchangeMonitor
  17. With study done, Wyka says Los Alamos working with tribes
    By Sarah Salem
  18. RFP for Savannah River data centers closed, proposals being assessed
    By Sarah Salem
  19. Doomsday Clock ticks to 85 seconds to midnight, 4 seconds closer to catastrophe
    By ExchangeMonitor
  20. Wrap up: NNSA not consulted on SLCM-N for Trump-class battleships; NNSA aerial flight assessment of Super Bowl; Babcock CEO retiring; Minuteman III convoy
    By ExchangeMonitor
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