
The nominee to become the next Air Force chief of staff announced imminent program milestone decisions for two of the service’s nuclear modernization programs during a confirmation before a Senate panel on Thursday.Gen. David Goldfein told the Senate Armed Service Committee (SASC) that the Air Force should reach a decision on whether to enter technology maturation and risk reduction phase (Milestone A) for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) in August. GBSD will replace the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile.A request…