The LGM-35A Sentinel will replace the Air Force’s Minuteman III fleet, in service since 1970, with the first of the new ...

The Sentinel nuclear missile was originally scheduled for testing in 2026, but faced significant delays after its skyrocketing budget triggered a rare Nunn-McCurdy breach.

AURORA, Colorado— The Pentagon won’t have new cost estimates for the way-over-budget Sentinel intercontinental ballistic ...

Security Forces tasked with defending Minuteman III ICBMs currently train for everything from retaking captured silos to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The LGM-35A Sentinel is expected to replace the Cold War-era Minuteman III program in the 2030s. (U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air ...

We certainly have not lowered the bar, and we certainly have not taken on any risk by doing this,” Air Force Gen. Dale White told Breaking Defense.

The U.S. Air Force is revamping its two biggest nuclear modernization efforts, increasing its capacity to build B-21 Raiders while changing its approach to fielding a massive ICBM program that has ...

The government watchdog’s timeline runs counter to a U.S. Air Force news release that said the Sentinel’s first flight could ...

Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 facilities across five states.

The LGM-35A Sentinel is expected to replace the Cold War-era Minuteman III program in the 2030s. (U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday it expects its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel ...

Attendees tour the LGM-35A Sentinel munitions storage igloos at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Dec. 1, 2025. (Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi/Space Force) The U.S. Air Force’s troubled Sentinel ...