The United States is accelerating its nuclear modernization, with the Fiscal Year 2027 defense budget allocating $4.6 billion to the LGM-35A Sentinel InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program to replace the aging Minuteman III ICBM and reinforce the land-based leg of the nuclear triad. This investment strengthens the credibility and survivability of U.S. strategic forces as nuclear competition with peer adversaries intensifies. The new LGM-35A ICBM Sentinel will deliver improved accuracy, hardened resilience against cyber and electronic threats, and more secure command-and-control links, ensuring a reliable second-strike capability. The program sustains rapid response options while aligning U.S. nuclear forces with evolving demands for survivability and long-term deterrence. Read full Defense News at this link …
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| The U.S. Air Force, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, conducts a full-scale static fire test of the Sentinel ICBM’s first-stage solid rocket motor at the company’s Promontory facility in Utah on March 6, 2025. (Picture source: U.S. Department of War) |
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