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Defense Authorizers Would Establish DoD Joint Office to Forge Path on Energetics

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Defense Authorizers Would Establish DoD Joint Office to Forge Path on Energetics
An airman with the 352d Special Operations Wing conducts preflight operations on an MC-130J Commando II during the ATREUS 22-4 exercise at Andøya Space Defense Range, Norway on Nov. 8, last year. Two Air Force Special Operations Command wings teamed to conduct on Nov. 9, 2022 the first Rapid Dragon live-fire test in the European theater of a palletized Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Munition-Extended Range (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)

The fiscal 2024 defense authorization conference report establishes a Joint Energetics Transition Center under DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante. The center is to develop "an energetic materials strategic plan and investment strategy to guide investments in both new and legacy energetic materials and technologies across the entire supply chain for the total life cycle of energetic materials, including raw materials, ingredients, propellants, pyrotechnics, and explosives for munitions, weapons, and propulsion systems," according to Section 241 of the conference report. The…

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