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Northrop says Air Force design changes drove higher Sentinel ICBM cost

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A Northrop Grumman official attributed the explosive cost growth of the U.S. Air Force's next intercontinental ballistic missile to the service's design changes. The Air Force concluded it is necessary to upgrade the copper cables with a higher-performing fiber-optic network. The original designs for Sentinel's launch facilities would not work and had to be changed, the official said.

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Northrop says Air Force design changes drove higher Sentinel ICBM cost

A Northrop Grumman official on Monday attributed the explosive cost growth of the U.S. Air Force’s next intercontinental ballistic missile to the service’s design changes, particularly to the nuclear missile’s silo and connecting cables.The Air Force’s original plan for modernizing its ICBM enterprise included keeping nearly all its existing copper cabling in place to be reused for the upcoming LGM-35A Sentinel. That’s roughly 7,500 miles’ worth…

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