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Is There a Need for New ICBM Siloes for Sentinel?

Is There a Need for New ICBM Siloes for Sentinel?
On Nov. 1 last year, U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Voorhies, 341st Missile Wing commander, briefs then DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante on the 341 Missile Wing Wing Operations Center at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. (U.S. Air Force "Photo Illustration")

Will the U.S. Air Force need to build new ICBM "launch facilities"--siloes--to accommodate the LGM-35A Sentinel? "Looks to me like they're going to have to," says Sen. Angus King (I-Me.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces panel. The provision of multiple warheads, countermeasures, and increased range to hit China means the design of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Sentinel is significantly larger than that of the current Boeing [BA] Minuteman III. The Air Force fielded 450…

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