The Air Force's next-generation nuclear missile program has blown its budget and hit serious delays. Here's how things went sideways.

America's 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the ...

On March 6, 2023, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation reached a significant milestone in developing the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). A full-scale qualification ...

Troy Meink, the nominee for Secretary of the Air Force, has vowed to prioritize nuclear modernization efforts, particularly focusing on the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program.

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 shutdown-ending deal that reopened the federal government did more than avert missed paychecks and shuttered offices. It quietly steered nearly $1 billion in fresh money toward the US Air Force's ...

Money has been allocated for construction related to the B-21 Raider bomber and Sentinel ICBM. Nuclear modernization is a priority for the Air Force, but some cost overruns and delays have affected ...

Heavier, faster, more lethal, cyber hardened and more reliable are just a few of the attributes woven into the US Air Force’s new Sentinel ICBM, a revamped weapons modernization effort slated to ...

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 Minuteman III's for much longer than anticipated. A host of logistical and ...

Minot receiving the 2025 Great American Defense Community Award and a town hall to discuss the Sentinel project to replace ...

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 ...

The redesigned ICBM target achieved all test objectives, confirming its suitability for future missile defence tests.