
While the Pentagon on July 8 announced a further cost overrun and development delay for the U.S. Air Force LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC], the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants a report from the Air Force and DoD on the deployment of 450, rather than 400, Sentinels. The Air Force has targeted May 2029 for initial operational capability for Sentinel, but that date will be several years beyond 2029, the Pentagon said on July 8. The…