<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ICBM Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home]]></description><link>https://www.icbmalliance.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:02:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.icbmalliance.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Sentinel's New Warhead Carrier Takes Flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet launch with big stakes On Oct. 9, a Minotaur I rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Riding on top was something the Air Force hadn't publicly flown in more than two years: the Mk21A, the reentry vehicle that will one day carry America's next-generation nuclear warhead. There was no warhead aboard this time. But for a program better known lately for cost overruns and delays, a successful flight is a welcome bit of good news. It was the first announced Mk21A...]]></description><link>https://www.icbmalliance.org/post/the-sentinel-s-new-warhead-carrier-takes-flight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad6bdd6a1a9e63e33fd4da2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c8983_565e03aebb9c4c01b8c5338bbf371dd7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffery Morrow</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentinel Picks Up Speed: Inside the Push to Modernize America's ICBM Fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look at how a revamped acquisition strategy is accelerating the LGM-35A Sentinel toward its 2027 first flight. The United States is in the middle of one of the largest nuclear modernization efforts in a generation, and a recent update from Northrop Grumman offers a clear window into how quickly the ground-based piece of that effort is now moving. According to the company, Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are making broad progress across the Sentinel program, with a first flight test...]]></description><link>https://www.icbmalliance.org/post/sentinel-picks-up-speed-inside-the-push-to-modernize-america-s-icbm-fleet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66296810a4941c072aa747</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:37:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c8983_b04b189a05824743a549504b164ba75d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffery Morrow</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentinel Program Advances with Silo Prototype: A Major Step Toward Modernizing America's Nuclear Triad]]></title><description><![CDATA[The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program is rapidly moving from digital design to tangible reality, marked by a recent groundbreaking for a full-scale launch silo prototype in Promontory, Utah — a key step in modernizing the land-based leg of the nation's nuclear triad. Minot Air Force Base Developed in partnership with prime contractor Northrop Grumman and construction firm Bechtel, the silo prototype will validate a modular, repeatable construction approach designed...]]></description><link>https://www.icbmalliance.org/post/sentinel-program-advances-with-silo-prototype-a-major-step-toward-modernizing-america-s-nuclear-tri</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cb175420141e70489debb8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c8983_118b2cececcd45b3b97421cc11f4dac0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffery Morrow</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory Trip 255: Minot AFB Airmen Validate Minuteman III Reliability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Airmen from Minot Air Force Base successfully facilitated a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on March 3 as part of Glory Trip 255 (GT 255) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Glory Trip missions are operational test launches in which missile crews from active-duty bases travel to Vandenberg SFB to simulate real-world conditions and validate the readiness, accuracy, and reliability of the Minuteman III system. GT 255 was scheduled...]]></description><link>https://www.icbmalliance.org/post/glory-trip-255-minot-afb-airmen-validate-minuteman-iii-reliability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cb139620141e70489de16d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:22:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffery Morrow</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>