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Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says

The Sentinel ICBM program is already alarmingly over budget, and trying to reuse 55-year-old Minuteman III silos would put it even further behind.

By Stephen Losey

3 days ago

Air Force secretary nominee pledges to focus on nuclear modernization

Air Force Secretary nominee Troy Meink said he would review the report on the LGM-35A Sentinel that followed its severe cost projection overruns.

By Stephen Losey

6 weeks ago

Air Force tests unarmed nuclear missile in pre-dawn video

The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring.

By Stephen Losey

3 months ago

Air Force going ‘line by line’ to bring down nuclear missile costs

The Air Force "neglected" the complexity of the LGM-35A Sentinel's ground infrastructure, officials said, and is now looking to bring down costs.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

Pentagon keeps commitment to Sentinel nuclear missile as costs balloon

Even a modified version of the Sentinel ICBM will be 81% more expensive than the program's original costs.

By Stephen Losey

10 months ago

US test-fires two unarmed Minuteman III ballistic missiles

The reentry vehicle of each missile traveled approximately 4,200 miles to the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on the Kwajalein Atoll.

By Cristina Stassis

11 months ago