Nuclear Modernization
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Air ForceAir Force Preparing Supplemental EIS for Sentinel, Scraps Three of Four Town Halls This Month
The Department of the Air Force has scrapped three town halls this month to discuss the planned LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. Two of the town halls were […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Announces Completion of First Qualification Test of Sentinel Stage-Two Solid Rocket Motor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Tuesday that the company and the U.S. Air Force completed the first qualification test of a stage-two solid rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental […]
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Air ForceAcceleration of LRSO Proposed By Senate Defense Authorizers
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2026 bill would provide nearly $756 million for the U.S. Air Force AGM-181 Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile by RTX [RTX]–$149 million […]
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Nuclear ModernizationInitial Operational Capability By End of Fiscal 2033 for Sentinel, SASC Says
House and Senate defense authorizers would prohibit a reduction in U.S. ICBMs below 400, and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) sets a date of fiscal 2033 for initial operational […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBuild of RTX FET To Begin In Second Quarter Of FY 2026
The build of the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Force Element Terminals (FAB-T FET) by RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon unit is to begin in the second quarter of fiscal […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Gives Nod to Boeing Over Northrop Grumman for Evolved Strategic SATCOM
Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) gave a boost to Boeing‘s [BA] confidence last week, as SSC chose the company over Northrop Grumman [NOC] for a $2.8 billion contract to […]
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Air ForceGrynkewich: Autonomous Drones, Mass ‘Essential to European Security’
Proliferating systems in the European theater will be vital for bolstering NATO and deterring Russian revanchism, as Ukraine continues to battle Russia in the latter’s latest 2022 invasion of Ukraine, […]
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Air ForceUSAF Examining Follow-On to Airborne Launch Control System
The U.S. Air Force is examining industry capacity to build “secondary launch capability”–a follow-on to the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) on the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury Take Charge and […]
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Air ForceCalvert: ‘We Can’t Afford a Repeat of the F-35 Program’
The U.S. Air Force F-47 future manned fighter by Boeing [BA] should take lessons learned from the Air Force/Navy/Marine Corps program for the Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] F-35, Rep. Ken Calvert […]
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Air ForceNuclear Modernization and Space Resilience Top Challenges Lohmeier Says He Plans to Address
Nuclear modernization, including the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM, and space resilience are top Department of the Air Force challenges that Matthew Lohmeier, the nominee for undersecretary of […]
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