USAF Eyes Extended Sustainment Of Minuteman Amid Sentinel Delays

A 2023 test launch of the Minuteman III ICBM.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force will need to keep its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile fleet viable for longer than it wants, which will require new funding for sustainment that Congress already supports, the service says. The Air Force announced earlier this month that the Minuteman III’s...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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