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Defense contractors tied to Sentinel nuclear missile program increase spending on Congress: Report

Defense contractors working on the Sentinel nuclear missile program have increased political spending in the past two years as the initiative to modernize intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) ...
The Hill

Defense secretary continues Sentinel nuclear missile program despite soaring costs

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s office on Monday certified the Sentinel nuclear missile program can continue after determining the effort is a major national security priority with no alternatives, ...
Standard-Examiner

Over-budget Sentinel ICBM program triggers review, faces cancellation

In 2020, the U.S. Air Force announced a $13.3 billion contract with Northrop Grumman aimed at modernizing the ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile program, a leg of the military’s nuclear ...
Yahoo

Pentagon keeps commitment to Sentinel nuclear missile as costs balloon

The military will continue developing its new LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile but has told the U.S. Air Force to restructure the program to get its ballooning costs under control.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Congress will hold a hearing about the Sentinel missile’s exploding budget, but is it too little, too late?

The Pentagon’s new multibillion-dollar intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program has come under fire as a continual offender of overspending, but there has been little reaction on the issue ...
Defense News

Think the Sentinel nuclear program is pricey? Try living without it.

Concept art shows the LGM-35 Sentinel, the name the U.S. Air Force chose for its planned next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile. (Courtesy of Northrop Grumman) The U.S. Air Force’s ...
The Hill

Nuclear weapons are expensive, but how much is too much?

America is planning to spend more than $1 trillion over the next 30 years to upgrade all three legs of its nuclear triad. This hefty price tag is expected to grow even more now that, as the Air Force ...
Washington Examiner

DOD restructures Sentinel program after higher-than-expected spending

The Department of Defense has announced its intent to restructure the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, one part of the United States’s nuclear triad, due to an unexpected ...
The Republic

New Sentinel nuclear weapons program is 81% over budget. But Pentagon says it must go forward

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Sentinel nuclear weapons program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given ...
Washington Times

Air Force sticks by Sentinel missile program despite cost overruns

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. A version of this ...
The Denver Post

New Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget. But Pentagon says it must go forward

WASHINGTON — The new Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given the ...