Boeing’s Exit From ICBM Bid Shouldn’t Become Another Excuse To Delay Modernizing U.S. Nuclear Deterrent

On July 16, the U.S. Air Force asked Boeing and Northrop Grumman to submit their best proposals for building the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) weapon system that will replace the long-effective but now obsolescing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). On Wednesday, Inside Defense reported that Boeing unexpectedly told the Air Force that it […]

Share Article
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies The Mitchell Institute
for Aerospace Studies
An affiliate of the
Air and Space Forces Association
Follow

    Join our newsletter to stay up to date on features and releases
    © 2025 The Mitchell Institute. All rights reserved.