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U.S. Air Force Informs GAO of Cancellation of Up to $12 Billion ICBM Support Contract

U.S. Air Force Informs GAO of Cancellation of Up to $12 Billion ICBM Support Contract
Airmen from the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron under the 91st Missile Wing pose for a group photo at a missile site at Minot AFB, N.D. on July 10th last year. The airmen "helped load a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in just 18 hours for Operation Bullystick" to test agile combat employment concepts, the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo).

On Aug. 12, the U.S. Air Force told the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that the service is cancelling the up to $12 billion Integrated Support Contract 2.0 (ISC 2.0) for the Minuteman III and future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBMs. The service may re-examine ICBM support requirements for a future contract. The ISC 2.0 cancellation comes as the Air Force pulls back development of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Sentinel after a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach on the program. The missile now looks as…

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