{"id":58140,"date":"2019-07-17T09:12:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T09:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/17\/air-forces-next-gen-icbm-program-takes-another-step-foward\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:21:46","slug":"air-forces-next-gen-icbm-program-takes-another-step-foward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/07\/17\/air-forces-next-gen-icbm-program-takes-another-step-foward\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force\u2019s next-gen ICBM program takes another step forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2014 The Air Force moved its competition for new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/2018\/11\/02\/heres-when-all-of-americas-new-nuclear-warhead-designs-will-be-active-and-how-much-theyll-cost\/\" target=_blank>intercontinental ballistic missiles<\/a> to the next stage on July 16, releasing a solicitation for the weapon system\u2019s first five production lots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent\u2019s engineering, manufacturing and development phase is expected to be awarded in the fourth quarter in 2020. The Air Force will choose a single winner from the two companies \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/air\/2017\/08\/21\/boeing-northrop-move-forward-on-next-gen-icbm-program-lockheed-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boeing and Northrop Grumman<\/a> \u2014 currently involved in the program\u2019s technology maturation and risk reduction phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/04\/17\/the-cost-of-new-intercontinental-ballistic-missiles-is-going-up-heres-why-the-air-force-isnt-concerned\/\" 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=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a11-minuteman-III-launch-still-3672046.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\">The cost of a new ICBM is going up. Here\u2019s why the US Air Force isn\u2019t concerned.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">But will Congress be satisfied with the explanation?<\/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\">Although the details of the solicitation are classified, the Air Force intends to award the GBSD contract to the company that provides \u201cthe best overall value,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Shaun Morris, the Air Force program executive officer for strategic systems and commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, which is leading the procurement. This means that proposals will take into account both capability and cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morris added, \u201cThe GBSD will be designed to be adaptable and responsive to the challenges posed by the pace of technological change and new threat environments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GBSD will replace the Minuteman III ICBMs, which were fielded in the 1960s and have gone through only minimal upgrades over their 50 years of use. Fielding a follow-on capability is a major priority of the Defense Department, with its acquisition executive Ellen Lord stating in May that there is \u201cno margin\u201d to do another service life extension for the Minuteman III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force hopes to see GBSD come online in the mid-2020s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2017, the service awarded a $349 million contract to Boeing and $328 million to Northrop to mature their designs and reduce risk, cutting Lockheed Martin from the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear how much the program will ultimately cost. The Pentagon\u2019s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office previously estimated its price tag as anywhere from $85 billion to $100 billion, but CAPE\u2019s newest estimate, produced in June, has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The GBSD program office members have worked hard to analyze the costs of every requirement, used modeling and simulation to evaluate every decision and keep the design, development and deployment of the weapon system on track,\u201d Col. Jason Bartolomei, GBSD program manager, said in a statement. \u201cThe EMD request for proposal is the next step in the development of a safe, secure and effective GBSD weapon system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. 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