Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

Air Force Releases Second RFI for GBSD

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Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
09/18/2015
The Air Force on Sept. 11 issued its second request for information for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent, sending the acquisition effort closer to liftoff.
The RFI notes the Air Force is seeking a “modular systems…

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