Pentagon scraps funding of $86.1 bn Sentinel ICBM program
Published on: Sept. 19, 2025, 4:41 p.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
WASHINGTON, Sept 19: The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Defence Department, has stripped nearly all procurement funding for its Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program from its fiscal year 2026 budget, effectively pausing new purchases after a major cost overrun triggered a full recertification review last year, as per an RIA Novosti analysis of US defence budgets. The move follows a January 2024 Nunn-McCurdy review, which was initiated after Sentinel’s projected costs ballooned by 81% compared to its 2020 baseline, […]
