USAF Will Make Trade-offs Needed For ICBM Upgrade Despite Overrun

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Credit: Northrop Grumman
The U.S. Air Force will find funding to make the next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile happen amid extensive cost growth, but the trade-offs will become more difficult as the timeline for the LGM-35A is delayed further into the decade. The service notified Congress on Jan. 18 that the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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