US Air Force Sees Early 2030s Rollout for Revamped Sentinel Nuclear Missile

Air Force says new ICBM plan will be done by end of year

The U.S. Air Force said it intends to complete by the end of the year a restructuring plan for the new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system from Northrop Grumman Corp., after the projected $141 billion program was plagued by skyrocketing…

US Air Force sees early 2030s rollout for revamped Sentinel nuclear missile

The LGM-35A ICBM program had its Milestone B status revoked during a Nunn-McCurdy review, but a new decision is expected by the end of 2026.

Sentinel rebaseline expected by end of year

The Air Force expects to finish rebaselining the Sentinel program by the end of the year, the service announced today, more than two years after the projected cost growth for the nuclear missile system broke financial thresholds. The LGM-35A intercontinental ballistic missile program -- which includes the missiles and surrounding infrastructure -- will aim to secure its new milestone B decision by the end of the year and deliver initial operatio…

EXCLUSIVE: Sentinel ICBM to clear key milestone this year, go operational ‘early 2030s’

“We certainly have not lowered the bar, and we certainly have not taken on any risk by doing this,” Air Force Gen. Dale White told Breaking Defense.

Sentinel ICBM to Have First Launch in 2027, Go Operational by Early 2030s | Air & Space Forces Magazine

The Air Force will finish restructuring the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program by the end of this year, achieve its first test launch of the ICBM by 2027, and reach initial operational capability by the early 2030s.  The service announced the new plan in a Feb. 17 release. Breaking Defense first reported the timeline based on an interview with Gen. Dale R. White, the new czar for the Air Force’s biggest programs.  Those new da…

U.S. Air Force advances Sentinel ICBM program, targets 2026 restructure completion and early 2030s deployment

To accelerate critical modernization efforts, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth established the Department of War Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Critical Major Weapon Systems in August of last year. Reporting to the Deputy Secretary of War, the DRPM centralizes oversight of programs such as Sentinel, MMIII, F-47 and B-21 under a single empowered leader to cut through bureaucracy and reduce decision latency across requirements, acquisition, i…