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Air Force

Nuclear Modernization and Space Resilience Top Challenges Lohmeier Says He Plans to Address

Frank Wolfe

Friday, May 2nd, 2025

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Nuclear Modernization and Space Resilience Top Challenges Lohmeier Says He Plans to Address

Matthew Lohmeier, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as undersecretary of the Air Force, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 1.

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 the Air Force, said he plans to address. "If confirmed, I suspect that the modernization of the nuclear portfolio and ensuring the resilience of our space-based architecture will be the most pressing challenges," he wrote in response to advance policy questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) before his…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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Congress

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