Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have finished the critical design review for the Sentinel Launch Support System, enabling full‑scale build, testing and qualification. The digital launch‑support system will be built in Roy, Utah, then deployed to Vandenberg to support the LGM‑35A Sentinel ICBM.
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Completion of the CDR allows transition to full‑scale build, test and qualification—an engineering milestone that directly advances the program toward the USAF’s Milestone B and EMD timetable: https://hype.aero/?story=94e02a9b-5f99-4cb8-be12-c7e06a9418f4
The Sentinel LSS will provide digital launch support and lifecycle test control for the LGM‑35A, a capability that underpins operational test, sustainment and the USAF’s ongoing transition of Minuteman silos: https://hype.aero/?story=5a28eab6-a2ed-40ea-9943-d345dc711237
Moving from design to production shifts focus to manufacturing capacity and test infrastructure at Roy, Utah and Vandenberg—important context given Air Force options to extend Minuteman III service and adjust Sentinel fielding plans: https://hype.aero/?story=aa7d0ce6-fea8-449c-a035-afafd5ab84b2
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USAF, Northrop Grumman complete CDR for Sentinel LSS • airforce-technology.com
Northrop Grumman Advances Sentinel Launch Support System Toward Deployment • aero-defence.tech
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• John Tirpak