The U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit have selected Antares to build and operate nuclear microreactors at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, chief executive Jordan Bramble told Axios. Why it matters: The military's sky-high energy demand — for reusable batteries, computer farms, radars , housing, weapons and more — is an ideal pressure test for nuclear, which has mounted a comeback in recent years. Driving the news: The arrangement with Antares is one of a handful announced Wednesday under the Janus program, the Army's closely watched, multibillion-dollar answer to a White House executive order issued last year. - Antares is expected to deliver its reactors in "three packs," according to the service. What they're saying: "I think…
Sen. Jon Ossoff is publicly touting millions in Georgia military construction funding from a bill he voted against at final passage, a pattern that Republican critics now call a campaign-season habit. The Georgia Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, has promoted his role in […] The post Ossoff claims credit for Georgia military funding he voted against as Senate re-election heats up appeared first on American Almanac .
Sen. Jon Ossoff is publicly touting millions in Georgia military construction funding from a bill he voted against at final passage, a pattern that Republican critics now call a campaign-season habit. The Georgia Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, has promoted his role in securing $127.4 million to replace Dexter Elementary School at Fort Benning and $8 million for improvements at Fort Stewart. Both line items appeared in the Military Construction and Veteran Affairs funding bill, known as MilCon-VA. Ossoff voted for that bill in committee and as a standalone measure. But when the legislation reached the Senate floor bundled with a broader government funding…Open
The Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Ga., is working to improve sniper survivability and lethality in large-scale combat operations by evaluating and integrating advanced signature management technology into training.