DENVER—The US Air Force’s new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile is on track for its first test flight next year, military officials reaffirmed this week. But no one is ready to say when ...

Military leaders cut the ribbon Wednesday morning on the first completed military construction project for the Sentinel ...

In his first message to airmen, new Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said it plainly: “At our core, we fly and fix aircraft. It is the heart of who we are and what we do.” He’s right — ...

The Air Force has opted for a different approach in how it plans to recompete systems engineering, integration and other related modernization work on the Air Force’s major ballistic missile systems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. airman conducts training on a Payload Transporter Replacement at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, May 15, 2025.

The Sentinel nuclear missile was originally scheduled for testing in 2026, but faced significant delays after its skyrocketing budget triggered a rare Nunn-McCurdy breach. The United States Air Force ...