New ICBM arming and fuzing assembly acquisition cost grows to $3.1 billion

By Sara Sirota / December 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM
The Air Force estimates its acquisition of a new arming and fuzing assembly for the military's intercontinental ballistic missiles will cost $3.1 billion, about $600 million more than expected, Inside Defense has learned. The original 2014 baseline cost estimate was $2.5 billion, but a funding cut and testing issue with a small electrical component drove the service to reexamine its price tag and schedule starting last year. The program officially approved a new service cost position July 16, Air...

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