July 2016 - United States Special Weapons News |
- US Air Force, Navy plan near total replacement of nuclear weapons Press TV 31 Jul 2016 -- The US Air Force has solicited industry proposals to build a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles and also replace its air-launched nuclear cruise missiles in a bid to almost entirely rebuild the country's nuclear arms.
- AF releases new ICBM solicitation AFNS 29 Jul 2016 -- The Air Force released July 29 a request for proposals for its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program; up to two contract awards are expected in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.
- AF releases request for proposal for nuclear air-launched cruise missile replacement AFNS 29 Jul 2016 -- The Air Force released July 29 a request for proposals to industry for its Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear cruise missile program; up to two contract awards are expected in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.
- Cyber, Space, Middle East Join Nuclear Triad Topics at Deterrence Meeting AFPS 27 Jul 2016 -- The nuclear triad still is seen as a critical deterrent against aggression by U.S. adversaries, but all speakers during a U.S. Strategic Command meeting panel today also discussed the need for deterrence in the cyber and space domains, and the Middle East.
- National security requires modernized nuclear deterrence AFNS 25 Jul 2016 -- The Air Force's deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration stressed the importance of nuclear deterrence and the need for nuclear modernization July 21 at an Air Force Association breakfast at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
- Govt, military leaders testify on nuclear deterrent modernization plans AFNS 18 Jul 2016 -- Key leaders in the nation's nuclear deterrence mission testified July 14 before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces about the importance of the nuclear triad and the growing need to modernize it.
- DoD Experts Tell Congress Nuclear Modernization Efforts 'Crucial' AFPS 14 Jul 2016 -- Modernization and sustainment across the nuclear triad are essential to maintaining national and allied security, three Defense Department experts told Congress today.
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