The Air Force and Navy have requested billions of dollars in additional spending for new nuclear weapons programs in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, including more than $2.7 billion over five years to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and Air-Launched Cruise Missile. Both new Air Force acquisition programs are ripe to move to the technology development phase after a series of studies and reviews through 2014, according to budget documents submitted to Congress Feb. 2. The service...
