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Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 12:43:54 MT

THE AVIATIONIST · DEFENSE

U.S. AIR FORCE TESTS MK21A REENTRY VEHICLE FOR SENTINEL ICBM...

The Mk21A reentry vehicle, designed to be carried atop the LGM-35A Sentinel, continues to be tested as the Air Force steadily pushes the new ICBM’s development ahead of a Critical Design Review and first test flight in 2027.

SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.

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