The Air Force will extend development of the AGM-181A Long-Range Stand-Off missile by a year, possibly to comply with budget reductions from the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
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A test of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM’s second stage rocket motor in a vacuum chamber was successful and will help the company validate performance predictions made in its digital design, the company announced.
A new report from a bipartisan commission urges the U.S. to redraw its strategy to deal with not just one, but two nuclear peers, and urges Congress to support an urgently-needed modernization of the nuclear weapons enterprise. The report also said the U.S. can no ...
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To achieve the Sentinel ICBMS's ambitious initial operational service date, the Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense have accelerated some steps to add margin to a program with little to spare.
Nominated to become the 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. David W. Allvin answered roughly two hours of questions from lawmakers on Sept. 12 as part of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. While Allvin, currently...
U.S. Strategic Command is facing “low margin transition” with its triad of air, land, and underwater nuclear forces being modernized simultaneously, officials say. ”I think we as a nation understand that it's not a ‘Should we?’ It’s a ‘We must,’” STRATCOM commander Gen. Anthony J. ...
The new Sentinel and a flurry of new construction projects coming to F.E. Warren Air Force Base will ensure security forces Airmen have the training required to keep pace with future changes in threats and technology.
New vehicles and communications networks will give missile field security forces Airmen added capabilities as the Sentinel missile comes online in the 2030s.
The Grey Wolf helicopter and other technologies will help missile field security forces Airmen respond faster and hit harder as the new Sentinel missile comes online in the 2030s.
The cost of the nuclear AGM-181 Long-Range Stand Off missile has come down slightly and the program is on track, but several technologies it relies on are still considered immature, the Government Accountability Office found in a report. Meanwhile, the GAO also assessed the LGM-35A ...
The Raytheon AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff missile is on track for a production decision in 2027, having passed its critical design review in March, according to Air Force budget documents.
