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 capability (IOC) for the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. That IOC is more than four years past what the U.S. Air Force had aimed for--May 2029--before Sentinel's critical Nunn-McCurdy cost breach in January last year. "Not later than September 30, 2033, and subject to the availability of…
