Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)
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Air ForceHASC Wants U.S. Air Force/MDA Status Report on Radar Detection of Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill directs the U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to inform the committee of radars’ ability to detect […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Defense Authorizers Want DoD and Independent Reviews of NC3 Modernization
The draft House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill requests DoD and independent reviews of the modernization of the nuclear command and control and […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCOVID Could Spell Delay for Nuke Refurb but ‘A Lot of Margin’ Remains
WASHINGTON — COVID-19-related delays at the Department of Energy and its vendors might delay refurbishment of a warhead intended for next-generation nuclear-tipped air-launched cruise missiles, the acting head of the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGBSD Armored Against Treaty, Posture Changes, AF Officers Say
The Air Force’s top nuclear procurement officer on Monday positioned the service’s effort to build its next nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile as a way to shore up the nuclear-industrial base […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUSAF General Not Concerned About Delays to New ICBM Warhead Core, Despite SNAFU With Construction of Civilian Manufacturing Plant
The head of Air Force Global Strike Command is not concerned that the next-generation warhead for the next-generation nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile will be delayed because of a projected delay […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Leader and Air Force Deterrence Official Defend ICBM Leg
The head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and the top U.S. Air Force deterrence official defended the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) leg of the nuclear triad in separate forums on […]
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Nuclear Modernization
U.S. Strategic Command “Down to Two of a Particular Type of Switch” for Minuteman III Launch Control Centers
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and U.S. Air Force leaders have often cited parts obsolescence for the 400 Boeing [BA] Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles as one of the reasons to […]
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UncategorizedNorthrop Sets GBSD Baseline; Doesn’t Divulge Details
The prime contractor for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrence wrapped up a key review for the program and set a cost and schedule baseline for the Air Force’s next-generation, nuclear-tipped […]
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Nuclear Modernization
GBSD Flight Tests Scheduled to Start in FY 2024
Flight tests for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missile, the planned successor to the nuclear-tipped Minuteman III, are scheduled to start in fiscal year 2024, according to a Pentagon environmental […]
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PentagonReviews of Nuclear Modernization, Navy Shipbuilding Plan Among Top Items on Hicks’ Priority List
A review of nuclear modernization and the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, which DoD released in December, are among the top items for Kathleen Hicks, if the Senate confirms her as […]