Twentieth Air Force reached a key milestone in June with the first Instructor Qualification Course under the newly re-established Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Center of Excellence, or ICE, held from 2-6 June 2025.
The U.S. Air Force successfully completed a full-scale qualification test of the stage-two solid rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 20 July.
The Sentinel system is part of a comprehensive modernization program focused on providing a secure land leg of the nation’s nuclear triad for decades to come.
The ICBM test programme is vital for continuing force development and supports assessments by the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and U.S. Strategic Command
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has scheduled an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for 21 May, between 12:01 and 5:01 a.m.
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The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched the NROL-174 mission aboard a Minotaur IV rocket.
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The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation have successfully conducted a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) stage-one solid rocket motor.
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“My team and I completed a full de-posture of a launch facility,” said Staff Sgt. Brandon Sanders, 90 MMXS missile maintenance team chief. “This was broken down into three dispatches to site. Day one, we started the disassembly process by removing the re-entry system, missile guidance system, and propulsion system rocket engine. Day two,
A joint team from the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on 19 February from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has scheduled an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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The J-6 facility, operational since August 1994, is a premier altitude test site for medium to large rocket propulsion systems.
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The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy, successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 5 November 2024.
