Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)
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Nuclear ModernizationShifting Military Requirements Changed Design of New ICBM Pit; First Unit Delayed
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) changed the design for the nuclear core of a planned intercontinental ballistic missile warhead late last year, a senior agency official said Tuesday. Altering […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLos Alamos Will Have Equipment to Make 30 Nuke Cores by 2030, According to DoE Memo
The Los Alamos National Laboratory will install by 2030 the equipment needed to make at least 30 plutonium pits annually, according to a Jan. 19 memo from the deputy secretary […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems Receives Nearly $652 Million Under ICBM Support Contract
BAE Systems has received a nearly $652 million fixed-price level of effort contract modification from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah to support the Boeing [BA] […]
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Air ForceConversion of Minuteman III Silos to Sentinel to Take Lessons from Promontory, Utah Work
The conversion of 450 LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM silos to accomodate the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel is to draw lessons from recent work done by the Northrop Grumman team […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Air Force Kicks Off Launch Control Center Block Upgrades for Minuteman III
The U.S. Air Force 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. and Northrop Grumman [NOC] began Launch Control Center Block Upgrades (LCCBU) this month to modernize support equipment for […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGecko Robotics Announces Air Force Contract to Aid in Conversion to Sentinel
Pittsburgh’s Gecko Robotics said on Nov. 29 that the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has awarded the company an 18-month, $1.5 million Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSentinel ICBM is ‘Real,’ Northrop Exec Says After Company Produces First Inert Stages
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Sentinel, the next nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile, is a “real program,” a senior executive with the rocket’s prime contractor said here Wednesday at an industry conference. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDepartment of Air Force Dubs GBSD As LGM-35A Sentinel
The Department of the Air Force has designated the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) next generation ICBM under development by Northrop Grumman [NOC] as the LGM-35A Sentinel. “The name Sentinel […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBiden Administration Opposes Authorizers’ Provision to Limit Reduction Below 400 ICBMs, As NPR Continues
As the Biden administration conducts its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the administration is opposing a draft defense authorization bill provision that would prohibit a reduction below 400 Boeing [BA] Minuteman […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Possible $1.6 Billion for Minuteman III Guidance Repair
The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah, on Sept. 17 awarded Boeing [BA] a contract potentially worth more than $1.6 billion through 2039 for guidance repair […]