Sentinel ICBM: Future US nuclear missile moves closer to reality, 3,400-miles range
This test is crucial in validating the motor’s design, moving the program closer to production and deployment.
On March 6, 2023, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation reached a significant milestone in developing the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
A full-scale qualification static fire test of the missile’s stage-one solid rocket motor was successfully conducted at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Promontory, Utah.
This test is crucial in validating the motor’s design, moving the program closer to production and deployment.