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USAF Wants To Solidify Requirements For Sentinel Silos And Launch Centers

USAF Wants To Solidify Requirements For Sentinel Silos And Launch Centers
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of the movement of a more than 100-ton launcher closer door into a pile of sand during a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test on Sept. 18th near Winifred, Mont. Such SELM tests are to verify Minuteman III reliability, the Air Force said.

As the U.S. Air Force restructures the program for the LGM-35A future ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC], the service wants to solidify requirements for the missile silos and launch centers before a possible re-certification of the program for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) in 2027. In an interview last week at the Air and Space Forces Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber conference, Air Force Brig. Gen. William Rogers, the program executive officer for ICBMs, suggested that the Air Force…

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