Sentinel ICBM Problems Mean the US Air Force Could Be Stuck with Aging Nuclear Missiles for over 2 More Decades

Sentinel ICBM problems mean the US Air Force could be stuck with aging nuclear missiles for over 2 more decades

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force BaseReutersThe US Air Force's new ICBM Sentinel faces major delays and cost overruns.The service may have to rely on its 50-year-old Minuteman III's for much longer than anticipated.A host of logistical and construction issues, like new silos, have hurt Sentinel's development.The Air Force has stood ready to defend the US with its nuclear-armed Minutem…

AFGSC: Stock of Minuteman III Silos Sufficient, As USAF Prepares for Sentinel Transition - Defense Daily

The U.S. Air Force inventory of silos able to launch 1970s-era Boeing [BA] LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBMs is in no immediate danger of dropping below the 400 ICBM threshold established […]

F.E. Warren AFB to be test site for new Sentinel silos - ExchangeMonitor

(Page 1) As the Air Force and Department of Defense restructure the Sentinel program, the Government Accountability Office notes there is a shift to starting to