{"id":32649,"date":"2023-06-14T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/14\/next-gen-nuclear-missile-rollout-slips-on-supply-chain-software-woes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:52:11","slug":"next-gen-nuclear-missile-rollout-slips-on-supply-chain-software-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/06\/14\/next-gen-nuclear-missile-rollout-slips-on-supply-chain-software-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Next-gen nuclear missile rollout slips on supply chain, software woes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The US Air Force\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/04\/05\/heres-the-new-name-of-the-us-air-forces-next-gen-nuke\/\" target=\"_blank\">next-generation nuclear missile<\/a> will reach the fleet in mid-2030, months later than originally planned, as staffing shortfalls, supply chain issues and software challenges persist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LGM-35A Sentinel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/04\/23\/lawmakers-dod-officials-joust-over-next-gen-icbm-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">intercontinental ballistic missile<\/a> \u2014 formerly known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2021\/09\/09\/lawmakers-set-for-battle-over-next-gen-nuclear-missile\/?msclkid=836fffffb50f11ec9592e0817b023750\" target=\"_blank\">Ground Based Strategic Deterrent<\/a> \u2014 will reach its initial operational capability sometime between April and June 2030, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-23-106059.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Government Accountability Office said<\/a> in a June 8 weapons assessment report.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms-battlefield-tech\/2023\/06\/12\/lawmakers-seek-clearer-picture-of-nuclear-command-and-control\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capitol-Sun.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lawmakers seek clearer picture of nuclear command and control<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A filter specifically for NC3 would help &quot;aggregate and better track sustainment and modernization efforts,&quot; according to the draft language.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That schedule has slipped from the program\u2019s previous estimates, which anticipated the missile would start replacing the Cold War-era LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM sometime in 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials with Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor on the program, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $100 billion Sentinel program is one of the Defense Department\u2019s top priorities, with the more than 50-year-old Minuteman III program approaching the end of its life and in need of replacement. The Air Force\u2019s Minuteman III program now has 400 missiles and 450 silos spread across nearly 32,000 square miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is now expected to make a decision on full-rate production of the Sentinel sometime between July and September 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supply chain struggles, including shortages of materials and long lead times for basic commodities, have hampered the Sentinel program and caused it to slip behind schedule, GAO said. Northrop is working on several steps to try to ease the supply chain crunch, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staffing shortfalls \u2014 particularly in finding skilled software workers \u2014 and delays in the processing of security clearances needed to work on the program have also slowed the program down, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technical problems have also hampered Sentinel. Classified information technology infrastructure issues have contributed to the schedule delays, GAO said. And the complexity and scope of Sentinel\u2019s unique software development effort is also at a high risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sentinel delivered its first incremental software capability, dubbed IFC 0.5, in August 2022. This software capability showed how the missile and its command and launch modules would connect in a simulated environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But follow-up software capabilities are lagging, GAO said, and IFC 1.0 is expected to be late and over cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force and National Security Agency also have not yet approved a way to transfer data between networks with different security classifications, which is also limiting the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The large scope of the Sentinel program, which encompasses hundreds of facilities and operations over thousands of miles and requires the creation of new technologies and infrastructure, is also adding to the program\u2019s complexity, GAO said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program office told GAO that its main schedule \u201ccontains many deficiencies and cannot be used to effectively manage the execution of the program.\u201d Northrop and the program are now reviewing the schedule and considering how to possibly change it, GAO said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force\u2019s arsenal of ICBMs makes up one element of the U.S. nuclear triad, with submarines and bomber aircraft armed with their own nuclear weapons comprising the rest. 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