The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s intercontinental ballistic missile directorate has awarded BAE Systems a more than two-year $1.2-billion contract extension, keeping BAE on the project through July 2027.
The award came the day before BAE Systems’ nearly 12-year, $1.9 billion support contract was set to expire.
The award comes as the Air Force considers how to move forward on the service’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) support plans.
On Aug. 12 last year, the U.S. Air Force informed the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that the service was canceling the up to $12 billion Integrated Support Contract 2.0 (ISC 2.0) for the Minuteman III and the future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM by Northrop Grumman.
The Air Force is examining a restructuring of Sentinel after a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach on the program. The missile now looks as if it will not field until the early 2030s versus the earlier projected date of 2029.
A version of this story was first published by Exchange Monitor affiliate Defense Daily.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓