Hunter: Sentinel progressing toward first flight test while waiting for new milestone B decision

By Shelley K. Mesch / January 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile system is progressing toward flight testing, now-former Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter told Inside Defense , even as officials re-baseline the program. As Sentinel program and Pentagon officials continue to re-baseline the program, Hunter said in an interview last week that prime contractor Northrop Grumman and the Air Force are still working on tasks leading up to first test launch, which justification documents released with the fiscal year 2025 budget request listed as early...

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