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Air Force May Seek Funding Shift For New ICBM

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, May 17th, 2018

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Air Force May Seek Funding Shift For New ICBM

The Air Force test launches a Minuteman III ICBM in September 2010. Photo: Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force may ask Congress to move around previously approved funds for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) because the program is running ahead of schedule, according to service officials.GBSD “is on schedule. In fact, it’s actually a little ahead of schedule and we may be coming to you with a reprogramming request in this year just to continue on and keep ahead of schedule,” Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense panel…

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