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Nuclear Modernization

Slips in Schedule for Some Parts of LGM-35A Will Occur, AFGSC Commander Says

Frank Wolfe

Friday, May 5th, 2023

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Slips in Schedule for Some Parts of LGM-35A Will Occur, AFGSC Commander Says

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center conducted its first full-scale static test fire of the LGM-35A Sentinel stage-one solid rocket motor at the Northrop Grumman test facility in Promontory, Utah on March 2 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Slips in the planned schedule for some parts of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM will occur, but U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is focused on ensuring that the Sentinel reaches initial operational capability (IOC) on time, Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere, the head of AFGSC, said on May 4. In September, 2020, the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a potential $13.3 billion sole-source contract to develop Sentinel, which the Air Force at the time named the…

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