Key Points and Summary - The LGM-35A Sentinel, slated to replace Minuteman III, faces soaring costs and delays. -A 2024 review found an 81% jump to $141B, triggering a Nunn-McCurdy breach. The DoD ...

The Air Force has developed planning documents for the transition from Minuteman III to Sentinel but has not developed a risk management plan. The transition was planned to begin in fiscal year 2025, ...

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 ...

The effort to replace the Minuteman III has gone so badly that the Air Force is now considering operating the already-half-century-old ICBM until 2050, according to a new report from the Government ...