Next-Gen Minuteman III Replacement Can’t Come Fast Enough
Northrop Grumman Corporation has capped a live, static-fire test of their next-gen Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, at the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The test leaves the Sentinel a long way from genuine production-readiness, however. The test was conducted in a vacuum chamber simulating the real-world environmental conditions experienced during high-altitude and space flight. The next step will put the Sentinel to the test with its 1st and 2nd stages.