The Air Force’s new, high-tech massively upgraded new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has hit an all-out acceleration uptick phase as it moves toward formal production following an acquisition down select of competing prototypes, shoot-offs, and technical progress. The Pentagon’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent, awarded to Northrop Grumman, was greatly expedited by digital engineering technologies which used computer simulations to analyze… – The National Interest Photo: Lockheed-Martin