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House Committee Nixes plan to Repeal Binding Pit-Production Targets; Authorizes $24B for Nukes at DoE

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, June 22nd, 2023

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House Committee Nixes plan to Repeal Binding Pit-Production Targets; Authorizes $24B for Nukes at DoE

Early Thursday, a House committee approved a bill to cap National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) spending in 2024 at about $23.8 billion and blocked a plan to repeal legal deadlines to make new nuclear weapon cores. The proposed 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would also approve $70 million to fund development of a sea-launched variant of the W80-4 cruise missile warhead that the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is working on. The Biden administration for two years has proposed canceling…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]