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The Aviationist on MSN2d
Sentinel ICBM Likely to Require New Silos, Pushing Costs Even Higher
The troubled LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM program hit another hurdle as new assessments reveal a previous plan to re-use LGM-30 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN3d
US Air Force plans new nuclear missile silos, ditching 450 old ones for Sentinel
The US Air Force (USAF) has announced that it will probably be cheaper to dig new missile silos than refurb old ones for its ...
The Oak Ridger17d
K-25 process to receive National Historic Chemical Landmark status at ceremony May 7
Because there is so little difference in size and weight of the uranium isotopes ... Approximately 400 of these warheads are carried on Minuteman missiles, which are deployed in underground silos ...
Defense News on MSN3d
Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
The Sentinel ICBM program is already alarmingly over budget, and trying to reuse 55-year-old Minuteman III silos would put it ...
Air Force: Sentinel upgrades likely to require new missile silos
A recent test project indicated using existing silos with the new Sentinel system would lead to project delays and more costs ...
Defense One3d
Sentinel ICBM program needs brand-new silos, Air Force says
The Air Force has to dig new silos for its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, instead of reusing Minuteman ...
Air Force Times3d
Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
which means reusing the existing missile sites but not the 55-year-old silos,” the spokesperson continued. Sentinel is the Air Force’s program to replace the existing Minuteman III ICBMs ...
The National Interest on MSN23h
The Air Force’s New Sentinel ICBMs Are Facing a Silo Shortage
“ The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel ...