This is the national fortune! A large explosion occurred at the factory of the next-generation intercontinental missile propulsion system of the United States. Northrop Grumman's Propulsion Systems, which undertakes 90% of the production of solid rocket engines in the United States, experienced an explosion incident at its engine factory in Utah on April 16 local time.
This time, the plan for the next-generation intercontinental missiles of the United States may be delayed again. The development of the new generation of Sentinel land-based intercontinental missile project has been full of twists and turns, encountering countless problems. It has cost more than 1400 billion US dollars and is still not fully developed.
Originally, the Minuteman III land-based intercontinental missiles of the United States have been in service for nearly 50 years. The new generation of Sentinel land-based intercontinental missiles will begin mass deployment in 2029, fully realizing the combat capability of the new generation of nuclear weapons.
However, now the engine factory has been blown up again. In fact, it is not just a problem of missile technology, nor is it just a problem of damage to the factory of the rocket solid engine. More seriously, the U.S. military has not yet completed the construction of a large number of basic engineering facilities required for the deployment of the new generation of land-based intercontinental missiles.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829638751335428/
Disclaimer: This article only represents the author's personal views.