Utah Incident Will Not Impact Sentinel Program, Northrop Says

Northrop Grumman photo of a rocket motor test fire in support of the LGM-35A Sentinel program. Credit: Northrop Grumman

A Northrop Grumman rocket motor is test fired in support of the LGM-35A Sentinel program.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
The explosion that destroyed a Northrop Grumman solid rocket motor facility in Utah on April 17 will not impact the company’s operations related to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the company says. The company says it is working to determine the cause of the incident in one...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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