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Hundreds of Sentinel nuclear missile silos could be built by US on private lands

The Air Force’s top nuclear weapons planner said Wednesday that building hundreds of new missile silos for the LGM-35A Sentinel program could save both time and money, but warned that not all of the ...
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Sentinel ICBM milestone: Northrop Grumman reveals critical hardware for America’s future nuclear deterrent

In a sterile, high-bay industrial space in Redondo Beach, California, a towering metal cone rests on the floor of a test ...
Ars Technica

The Air Force’s new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it

DENVER—The US Air Force’s new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile is on track for its first test flight next year, military officials reaffirmed this week. But no one is ready to say when ...
The National Interest

The Sentinel ICBM Could See Its First Flight Next Year

The LGM-35A Sentinel program is a Pentagon horror story of overfunding and delays—but a working missile may finally be within reach. Development of the United States Air Force’s Sentinel program ...
SF Weekly

New south gate marks start of Sentinel work at Malmstrom

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Malmstrom Air Force Base moves ahead with a new south gate, marking the start of construction tied to the Sentinel missile program. A large crowd of base officials, project ...

Why Lockheed Martin (LMT) Is Up 6.1% After Massive Missile-Defense Contracts And Index Shift

In late June 2026, Lockheed Martin was awarded a seven-year undefinitized contract action for up to US$35.00 billion to ...
The Economist

Underground with America’s nuclear-missile crews

THERE ARE no big red buttons in the underground bunkers that control America’s nuclear missiles. Instead, launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) involves decrypting and verifying ...