The LGM-35A Sentinel will replace the Air Force’s Minuteman III fleet, in service since 1970, with the first of the new ...
AURORA, Colorado— The Pentagon won’t have new cost estimates for the way-over-budget Sentinel intercontinental ballistic ...
The missile, which the Pentagon plans to take the place of the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBMs, would anchor the land-based ...
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.
Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 ...
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 now know much more about the USAF's sprawling plans for new Sentinel ICBM silos with features not found on Minuteman III.
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.
The Sentinel nuclear missile was originally scheduled for testing in 2026, but faced significant delays after its skyrocketing budget triggered a rare Nunn-McCurdy breach.
In direct response to the 2026 National Defense Strategy's call for urgency and speed, the U.S. Air Force rolled out its plan ...
The Air Force confirmed the restructuring will be completed in 2026, with testing underway and a first flight planned for 2027.
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, ...