The Air Force's next-generation nuclear missile program has blown its budget and hit serious delays. Here's how things went sideways.

America's 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the ...

Minot receiving the 2025 Great American Defense Community Award and a town hall to discuss the Sentinel project to replace ...

The US Air Force's new ICBM Sentinel faces major delays and cost overruns. The service may have to rely on its 50-year-old Minuteman III's for much longer than anticipated. A host of logistical and ...

USA TODAY asked experts what changes our leaders can make to nuclear missile modernization to make the country a safer place.

Money has been allocated for construction related to the B-21 Raider bomber and Sentinel ICBM. Nuclear modernization is a priority for the Air Force, but some cost overruns and delays have affected ...

This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings on the Air Force’s troubled transition from the aging, silo-based Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to its ...

Lockheed Martin is responsible for developing the Mk21A reentry vehicle for the upcoming Sentinel ICBM. This week, the Lockheed Martin Corporation received a $453.9 million contract modification for ...

Last week, analysts from three think tanks penned a joint op-ed for Breaking Defense to make the case for mobilizing the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, a pivot from one ...

Scrapping ICBM modernization plans would do a great deal to better reflect America’s current strategic end goals. The Department of Defense recently released a $961.6 billion proposed budget for FY ...

As the $141 billion Sentinel missile program moves forward despite several delays and massive price increases, military ...

The tests demonstrated the Minuteman III's continued readiness, the Air Force said, as the next ICBM remains in the works.