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 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 ...

The government watchdog’s timeline runs counter to a U.S. Air Force news release that said the Sentinel’s first flight could ...

Key Points and Summary - The LGM-35A Sentinel, slated to replace Minuteman III, faces soaring costs and delays. -A 2024 review found an 81% jump to $141B, triggering a Nunn-McCurdy breach. The DoD ...

Security Forces tasked with defending Minuteman III ICBMs currently train for everything from retaking captured silos to repelling ground assaults.

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The continued extension of the Minuteman III system calls for a rethinking of the venerable US strategic nuclear triad. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has noted that the original plan ...

This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings on the Air Force’s troubled transition from the aging, silo-based Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to its ...