Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD, German "Land-based Strategic Deterrent") is a system with intercontinental ballistic missiles . It will replace the LGM 30G Minuteman III missiles that entered service in the 1970s from 2027 . The system is intended to ensure the nuclear deterrent potential of the US Air Force and remain in use until 2075. The project is expected to cost $ 86 billion.
On August 21, 2017, the US Air Force commissioned both Boeing and Northrop Grumman to conduct three-year preliminary studies; the companies received 349 and 329 million US dollars, respectively. In July 2019, Boeing announced that it would not submit a project. The aerospace and defense company justified this with the acquisition of Orbital ATK by Northrop Grumman. Orbital ATK manufactured the solid rocket engines for various Boeing vehicles. In Boeing's view, the competitor could thus control the market for the fuel and thus reduce the costs of its own system.
Web links
- GBSD , Northrop Grumman website
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- ^ Rachel S. Cohen: Authorizers Make Few Changes to USAF Nuclear Programs. In: Air Force Magazine. December 12, 2019, accessed December 21, 2019 .