University of Alaska Fairbanks Wins $499 Million Army Nuclear-Detection Contract
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University of Alaska Fairbanks Wins $499 Million Army Nuclear-Detection Contract

The Fairbanks campus secured a five-year deal to develop geophysical methods for detecting nuclear proliferation, its largest federal award on record, the Army said Aug. 7, 2026.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: August 7, 2026, 1:15 PM ET

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The University of Alaska Fairbanks, the state’s flagship research campus, won a $499 million Army contract to develop geophysical methods for detecting nuclear weapons proliferation, as announced on war.gov.