The United States is entering its largest nuclear modernization cycle in over 40 years, and annual U.S. spending on nuclear modernization exceeds $50 billion and is projected to grow throughout the 2020s and 2030s.
Key programs include:
- Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) → Sentinel ICBM
- Sea Launched Cruise Missile – Nuclear (SLCM-N)
- W87-1 and W93 warhead development
- Ongoing life-extension programs (LEPs) for existing warheads
Browse our services below to see some of the ways we support agency and industry priorities through technical expertise and strategic guidance. These examples are only a starting point—our work is designed to adapt to your specific goals and challenges.

- Lifecycle sustainment strategies for existing nuclear warheads and associated systems.
- Reliability, safety, and surety assessments.
- Maintenance of stockpile confidence through data-driven sustainment planning.

- Enterprise-wide integration of nuclear capabilities across DoD, DOE, and contractor organizations.
- Experience-based risk analysis to mitigate complex challenges into practical, strategic paths forward
- Support to executive decision-makers with briefing materials and independent recommendations.

- Advisory support on next-generation deterrent programs (e.g., SLCM-N, W93, Mk21A, stockpile life-extension programs).
- Technology insertion planning for modernization.
- Independent risk assessments of program schedules and budgets.

- Budget planning and resource allocation.
- Contract oversight and compliance review.
- Documentation, reporting, and performance metrics.
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