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Static fire test for Sentinel solid rocket motor

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center conducted its first full-scale static test fire of the LGM-35A Sentinel stage-one solid rocket motor at the Northrop Grumman test facility in Promontory, Utah, March 2, 2023. The Air Force plans to replace the fielded Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with the next-generation Sentinel system currently in development. The Sentinel acquisition program represents the modernization of the land-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw).

PHOTO BY: R. Nial Bradshaw
VIRIN: 230302-F-OD616-1003.JPG
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NIKON Z 9

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NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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Static fire test for Sentinel solid rocket motor

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center conducted its first full-scale static test fire of the LGM-35A Sentinel stage-one solid rocket motor at the Northrop Grumman test facility in Promontory, Utah, March 2, 2023. The Air Force plans to replace the fielded Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with the next-generation Sentinel system currently in development. The Sentinel acquisition program represents the modernization of the land-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw).

PHOTO BY: R. Nial Bradshaw
VIRIN: 230302-F-OD616-1003.JPG
FULL SIZE: 2.07 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON Z 9

LENS

NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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