USAF’s Sentinel Faces Potential Budget Cut, Lawmakers Say

A U.S. Air Force test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM on May 21.

A U.S. Air Force test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM on May 21.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force’s LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program may face a funding cut amid a restructuring of the program, two key lawmakers say. The Northrop Grumman-led program underwent a Nunn-McCurty review sparked by a projected 81% cost increase. The review reiterated...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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