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Nuclear Modernization

Roper: GBSD Award Could Come Sooner Than Predicted

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

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Roper: GBSD Award Could Come Sooner Than Predicted

Minuteman III missile

The Air Force expects to award a contract for its next generation intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) on schedule, if not earlier, Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Will Roper said April 16. Despite the service and contractors enacting new teleworking policies and other social distancing efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program is progressing as planned, Roper told reporters on a Thursday teleconference call. The technology maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) phase of the…

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