Keeping Minuteman III missiles running would be a challenge, but it may be the only option as new Sentinel ICBMs face severe ...

The U.S. Air Force's troubled Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program faces significant risks from software delays and an extended reliance on the aging Minuteman III system. However, a ...

The continued extension of the Minuteman III system calls for a rethinking of the venerable US strategic nuclear triad. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has noted that the original plan ...

This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings on the Air Force’s troubled transition from the aging, silo-based Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to its ...

The U.S. Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile won’t have its first flight test until February 2026, documents show, putting the costly program further behind schedule. The new date is a ...

The Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program is a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) that will replace the current inventory of 400 Minuteman III ICBMs. This massive ...

For over six decades, the American homeland has been under the protective umbrella of the so-called nuclear triad, consisting of land-, air-, and sea-launched nuclear missiles. And that will probably ...

The U.S. Air Force will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using funds diverted from the delayed Northrop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force's new ICBM Sentinel faces major delays and cost overruns. The service may have to rely on its 50-year-old ...