The Air Force hoped to reuse existing silos for Minuteman III nuclear missiles for the upcoming Sentinel program, but has concluded it will have to dig new silos. (A1C Braydon Williams/Air Force) The ...

The Boeing 747 was gifted by the Qatari government and will be used as part of Air Force One. Critics have said the cost of refitting the aircraft could be as high as $1 billion. The Pentagon is set ...

At this point, trying to fix the Sentinel system may simply be a case of throwing good money after bad. America’s nuclear weapons arsenal is the last line of defense between the United States and a ...

PROMONTORY — The United States Air Force and Northrop Grumman achieved a milestone last week in their efforts to modernize the land-based component of the country’s nuclear triad. According to an Air ...

The U.S. Air Force will host a Sentinel Program Town Hall from 6 to 8 p.m., March 31, 2024, at Prairie High School in New Raymer, Colorado. The meeting aims to provide residents and landowners with ...

The Air Force has developed planning documents for the transition from Minuteman III to Sentinel but has not developed a risk management plan. The transition was planned to begin in fiscal year 2025, ...

A Northrop Grumman rocket motor is test fired in support of the LGM-35A Sentinel program. Credit: Northrop Grumman The explosion that destroyed a Northrop Grumman solid rocket motor facility in Utah ...

The Air Force will have to dig entirely new nuclear missile silos for the LGM-35A Sentinel, creating another complication for a troubled program that is already facing future cost and schedule ...