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AF Global Strike Command Leader Expects Cost of New ICBM to Increase in Short Term

AF Global Strike Command Leader Expects Cost of New ICBM to Increase in Short Term
Air Force Global Strike Command commander Gen. Timothy Ray addresses Airmen during an all call at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 20, 2019. The general made a two-day visit to the base and Kirtland’s 377th Air Base Wing, having meals with 377th ABW Airmen, receiving briefings and meeting with wing leadership and key spouses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

The leader of Air Force Global Strike Command expects the cost of the service’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to increase in the short term, he said April 17. However, Gen. Timothy Ray is not concerned about the impact to the ongoing Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, as the cost will likely then go down after the service makes a source selection decision, he said Wednesday during a media roundtable event in Washington, D.C. The expected raised cost will pay…

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