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The US Air Force could finish restructuring the Sentinel ICBM program this year
The Sentinel nuclear missile was originally scheduled for testing in 2026, but faced significant delays after its ...
The missile, which the Pentagon plans to take the place of the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBMs, would anchor the land-based ...
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Sentinel ICBM program hit by software delays, Minuteman extension risks: GAO
Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 facilities across five states.
Security Forces tasked with defending Minuteman III ICBMs currently train for everything from retaking captured silos to ...
The troubled Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program will hit a key milestone by year’s end, with hopes to deliver the initial ICBM by the early 2030s, Pentagon and Air Force officials ...
We certainly have not lowered the bar, and we certainly have not taken on any risk by doing this,” Air Force Gen. Dale White told Breaking Defense.
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US Air Force sees early 2030s rollout for revamped Sentinel nuclear missile
The LGM-35A ICBM program had its Milestone B status revoked during a Nunn-McCurdy review, but a new decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., says concerns over software delays for the Sentinel program aren't new, and the first test launch ...
A federal report states the Air Force's Sentinel program is facing software delays, prompting an extended use of the ...
The Air Force expects a new Milestone B acquisition decision at the end of the year with initial operational capability by the early 2030s—back from the originally expected 2029. In the announcement, ...
The government watchdog’s timeline runs counter to a U.S. Air Force news release that said the Sentinel’s first flight could ...
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