The Air Force has secured backing in draft legislation for new-start procurement authorization in fiscal year 2025 of the Secondary Launch Platform-Airborne (SLP-A) for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, even as the Pentagon works to revise the program in the wake of cost growth that triggered a statutory acquisition review. The House Armed Services Committee’s Chairman’s mark would authorize the Air Force’s modification of its in-service aircraft request for $55 million in FY-25 for SLP-A, which is considered a...
