Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 facilities across five states.
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.
The missile, which the Pentagon plans to take the place of the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBMs, would anchor the land-based ...
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 ...
Security Forces tasked with defending Minuteman III ICBMs currently train for everything from retaking captured silos to repelling ground assaults.
With the long discussed modernization of the nation’s nuclear missile program finally kicking into gear at other bases in the ...
The U.S. Air Force expects its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile to reach initial ...
WASHINGTON — The new Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given the ...
In direct response to the 2026 National Defense Strategy's call for urgency and speed, the U.S. Air Force rolled out its plan ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s office on Monday certified the Sentinel nuclear missile program can continue after determining the effort is a major national security priority with no alternatives, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Sentinel nuclear weapons program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given ...