
As it holds out hope for a role on the next generation of U.S. nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, Boeing [BA] Defense, Space and Security continues modernizing parts of the existing fleet, including by adding the ability to remotely update launch codes at all 450 missile silos. The maker of the current fleet of Minuteman III missiles, which last year exited the Air Force competition to build replacement Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) missiles, this year started manufacturing new cryptography hardware for Minuteman…