Northrop protoyping Sentinel control and launch components

Northrop protoyping Sentinel control and launch components

Two years after breaching a critical cost-growth threshold, the modernized nuclear missile system program is moving forward with multiple prototyping efforts, even though a new baseline has yet to be set, according to prime contractor Northrop Grumman. Work on the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system has continued, CEO Kathy Warden said today on the company’s year-end earnings call, with silo designs maturing and prototypin…