Forge ahead with the Sentinel ICBM, but consider making it mobile - Breaking Defense

Forge Ahead With the Sentinel ICBM, but Consider Making It Mobile

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 far more advanced Sentinel replacement. We believe that the GAO report makes it evident that relying entirely on the current plan for silo-based ICBMs could pose grave risks that leave a future president with a far too-small ICBM force when the advers…

Forge Ahead with the Sentinel ICBM, but Consider Making It Mobile

Forge Ahead with the Sentinel ICBM, but Consider Making It Mobile acabral-sanche… Wed, 10/01/2025 - 10:12 SVG Commentary Sep 30, 2025 Breaking Defense Forge Ahead with the Sentinel ICBM, but Consider Making It Mobile Rebeccah L. Heinrichs Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative Rebeccah L. Heinrichs Caption An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operati…

Forge ahead with the Sentinel ICBM, but consider making it mobile - Breaking Defense

Nuclear experts from three different think tanks argue that it’s time to take the idea of mobile launchers for America’s ICBMs seriously.

USAF Wants To Solidify Requirements For Sentinel Silos And Launch Centers - Defense Daily

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 […]