The U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, the next generation intercontinental ballistic missile, will be supported by a new facility that Northrop Grumman Corp. has opened in Huntsville, Alabama, according to company information.

Minot Air Force Base is one of three missile bases in the nation to get the new missile system. The other bases are F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and Malmstrom AFB, Montana.

The newly renovated facility in Huntsville is located in a revitalized area of the historic Cummings Research Park where employees will support development of the new ICBM system.

GBSD is a U.S. Air Force program to modernize the land-based leg of the nation’s strategic nuclear triad. Northrop Grumman was awarded the prime contract for GBSD in September 2020 and is leading a nationwide team to develop the system and deliver an initial operational capability by 2029. The company’s GBSD headquarters is in Roy, Utah.