
The prime contractor for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrence wrapped up a key review for the program and set a cost and schedule baseline for the Air Force’s next-generation, nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile. Northrop Grumman [NOC], which holds a $13 billion Air Force engineering and manufacturing development contract to build the first tranche of Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) missiles, announced the milestone in an April 7 press release. The company did not share the details of the GBSD baseline…