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

The Boeing 747 was gifted by the Qatari government and will be used as part of Air Force One. Critics have said the cost of refitting the aircraft could be as high as $1 billion. The Pentagon is set ...

The Air Force hoped to reuse existing silos for Minuteman III nuclear missiles for the upcoming Sentinel program, but has concluded it will have to dig new silos. (A1C Braydon Williams/Air Force) The ...

At this point, trying to fix the Sentinel system may simply be a case of throwing good money after bad. America’s nuclear weapons arsenal is the last line of defense between the United States and a ...

The Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) nuclear weapons program, in which the Air Force is moving to replace its old land-based nuclear missiles with new ones, has been troubled from ...

The U.S. Air Force will host a Sentinel Program Town Hall from 6 to 8 p.m., March 31, 2024, at Prairie High School in New Raymer, Colorado. The meeting aims to provide residents and landowners with ...

PROMONTORY — The United States Air Force and Northrop Grumman achieved a milestone last week in their efforts to modernize the land-based component of the country’s nuclear triad. According to an Air ...

The Air Force is using money previously given to its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to convert a Qatari luxury jet into an Air Force One. “There were dollars that were removed ...

Dwindling spare parts stores and potentially deteriorating elements could present a challenge as the Air Force attempts to keep Minuteman III nuclear missiles operational until 2050. (U.S. Air Force) ...