With USAF Approval, Northrop Resumes Work on New ICBM Silos

With USAF approval, Northrop resumes work on new ICBM silos

Company is also ground-testing Golden Dome interceptors and looking to speed B-21 production.

Northrop back at work on Sentinel ICBM missile silo design: CEO

"While we have continued to make good progress on the missile and the support and sustaining equipment, we are focused now on bringing the command and launch [portion] to that same level of maturity and design," said Northrop CEO Kathy Warden.

Northrop Grumman Fully Back to Work on Sentinel ICBM

A work pause on the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program is over, and Northrop Grumman has moved into negotiations with the Air Force about accelerating B-21 bomber production, company officials said July 22. The restart of Sentinel work coincides with the Air Force and Northrop agreeing to a new program baseline following a major cost and schedule breach in early 2024 that triggered a Pentagon review and directions to restructur…

Any Decision To Accelerate B-21 Production Will Require Northrop Grumman To Boost Investment - Defense Daily

If the Pentagon decides to increase production of the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber it will require further investment by Northrop Grumman [NOC], which in turn expects to […]