Sept. 4, 2024 USecAF, DAF senior leaders, congressional staff delegation visit Malmstrom AFB Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, AFMC Commander, joined Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton, DAF senior leaders and a Congressional staff delegation on a visit to Malmstrom AFB to better understand current missions and operations and to emphasize the strategic importance of ongoing nuclear
Aug. 16, 2024 Sentinel: The History of the DAF Modernizing the Backbone of America’s National Security The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure and effective.
July 19, 2024 AFGSC’s local business partnerships boost DAF technological capabilities, modernization efforts Another win for DAF & American small businesses! To date the partnership between AFGSC and local small businesses have secured contracts totaling $240 million of outside AFGSC funding for 70 modernization technologies from U.S. small businesses, with an additional $74.3 million in pending contracts.
July 8, 2024 Department of Defense announces results of Sentinel Nunn-McCurdy Review On Jan. 18, 2024, the Air Force notified Congress that the Sentinel program exceeded its baseline cost projections, resulting in a critical breach under the Nunn-McCurdy statute.
June 6, 2024 Second Minuteman III test in week's time showcases readiness of U.S. ICBM fleet For the second time in a week, a joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen supported by Space Force Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile June 6, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
March 22, 2021 Defense, industry leaders talk digital transformation, ABMS at New Horizons Defense and industry leaders discussed ways their organizations are using digital transformation to meet the Air Force Chief of Staff’s call to “Accelerate Change or Lose” during two days of virtual presentations March 17 and 18.