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House members press Air Force on Sentinel delays and fund shifts
Summary
Lawmakers pressed Department of the Air Force leaders about cost, schedule and reprogramming decisions for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile replacement and broader nuclear modernization during a House Armed Services hearing on the FY26 budget.
House Armed Services Committee members used a fiscal 2026 budget hearing to press Department of the Air Force leaders about the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program and recent moves that shifted funding away from the program.
The committee's chair said Congress has “been explicit about the need to address Sentinel's cost and schedule overruns” and expressed alarm that the Air Force moved $1,200,000,000 out of Sentinel funds in FY25 to meet other priorities. He said Sentinel is “vital to…
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