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Nuclear Modernization

Northrop VP Touts Tests of ‘Every Stage of the Missile’ in Sentinel Program

Sarah Salem

Monday, September 22nd, 2025

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Northrop VP Touts Tests of ‘Every Stage of the Missile’ in Sentinel Program

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force depiction of the LGM-35A Sentinel (U.S. Air Force)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Every stage of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile has been tested at this point by the Air Force and prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC], a company executive said here Monday. Ben Davies, corporate vice president and president of Defense Systems at Northrop Grumman, made the remark during a panel discussion on modernizing the nuclear triad, specifically Sentinel and the B-21. The Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference is being held at the…

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