Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on March 3 at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Airmen from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron used the Airborne Launch Control System on a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury to launch an unarmed Minuteman III missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 5 November 2025.
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 5 November 2025.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Air Force lacks a transition risk management plan as it prepares to replace the ageing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system with the Sentinel.
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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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“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 United States Department of Defense has announced a new contract with BAE Systems to continue support services for the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
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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. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) played a crucial role in a recent operational test by the Air Force Global Strike Command.
