
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) wants the U.S. Air Force to ensure that its upcoming fiscal 2026 budget has funds to update Minot AFB, N.D.'s weapons storage for RTX's [RTX] future AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile and ensure that the service upgrades its three ICBM bases concurrently to accommodate the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A cruise missile. Hoeven is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense panel. The three ICBM bases are Minot; Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; and F.E. Warren…