Talk:LGM-35 Sentinel

How many? Specs?

The article is very weak on hard facts - like how many missiles will be deployed? What range will they have and how many warheads shall they carry? Oneiros (talk) 20:02, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps it is weak on specs... because the information does not yet exist in the public sphere.Kylesenior (talk) 10:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

It's an extremely classified weapons system that's not in active service yet. Hold your horses comrade, you can do all the open-source intelligence gathering your heart desires in due time once we've got it.⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 15:58, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

We seem to know what the system will cost, but not how many missiles will be bought? Oneiros (talk) 20:42, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Yes; we know the system cost because budgetary funds had to be appropriated for the system development. We do not yet know the total size of the purchase, as that is something that is in continual flux and changes with the political landscape and periodical reviews. We also don't know the exact specifications on it because they're still in development, but even once they're fixed they're sure to be classified and we're only going to have close approximations from the arms-control and missile defense community. Welcome to the U.S. defense procurement system. Hope you enjoy your stay. ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 23:02, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

LGM-35 replaces LGM-30, some 1000 missiles. There are 450 in silos. The range was 6300 miles. That numerical capacity and capability is about as accurate as you will get for something sure to be under negotiation. --Ancheta Wis   (talk | contribs) 22:11, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, what's up with the numbers? "634 Sentinel missiles, plus an additional 25 missiles [makes 659] to support development and testing, to enable the deployment of 400 missiles. According to the Air Force, the program also includes modernizing "450 silos"" So 634,659,400,450? Wouldn't the number of silos at least be precise, assuming one fine day a new treaty with Russia and/of China is made? Feldercarb (talk) 20:57, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Not sure what's confusing there. 659 missiles total, of which 25 are subtracted for development and testing purposes, leaves 634 operational missiles, of which 400 will be deployed (this number is always going to be lower than the total due to treaty limitations and maintenance cycles) and 234 kept in reserve. Of the 450 silos, 400 would house those deployed missiles, the remaining 50 would not (reserved for surge capacity, training, maintenance, budgetary restrictions, future growth etc). What's not precise here? ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 23:43, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Wat is plan here ,give me more info

We need more information to know this new advance ballistic missile going on.Did the Team really works ? ? ? 23.142.200.17 (talk) 02:18, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Add sources on capabilities

I'll drop three sources for us to start with, others can add sources or discuss prose below.

1. How Sentinel Missiles Compare to Minuteman as US Upgrades Nuclear Arsenal (11 January 2024). https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-weapons-american-sentinel-missiles-minuteman-three-deterrent-1859720
2. Next-gen nuclear missile rollout slips on supply chain, software woes (15 June 2024). https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2023/06/14/next-gen-nuclear-missile-rollout-slips-on-supply-chain-software-woes/
3. Air Force, Lockheed Test New Reentry Vehicle for Sentinel ICBM (18 June 2024). https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-lockheed-test-new-reentry-vehicle-sentinel/

Kenneth Kho (talk) 11:05, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Warhead numbers and facts

Very weak on sources, most of the talk I've heard says the W87-1 bears no relationship to the original W87-1 planned for the Peacekeeper. For a start it's a replacement for the W78, which is a different physical size to the legacy W87. There's nothing in the links to specify kT or quantity, so really all that can be said is an unspecified number of W87-1 warheads. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:2590:D701:D92E:ED00:A801:ADC2 (talk) 15:57, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

The 2024 version of the CRS report cited in the article read "The Air Force planned to deploy the Sentinel with one warhead per missile", and talks about the future possibility of 2 or 3 MIRVs (ref). The 2025 version (ref) no longer says that, and is silent on the matter. So we don't know. If you have reliable sources that support anything different please let us know. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 18:03, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Controversial Fund Transfer

The following is irrelevant to the topic: "In July 2025, a report revealed that $934 million was redirected from the Sentinel program to retrofit a Qatari jet, which had temporarily served as Air Force One for President Trump. This fund transfer, along with the jet's subsequent use for Trump's presidential library, sparked public controversy." 73.128.219.131 (talk) 16:22, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

That logically makes no sense. The Sentinel program, that the funds were diverted from, is quite literally the subject of this article; relevance is absolutely not at issue here. ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 17:12, 12 October 2025 (UTC)