A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time.

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 11:01 p.m. Tuesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base,. CBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S ...

The Minuteman III missile was launched unarmed from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and traveled 15,000 miles per hour to a test site in the Marshall Islands.

Minuteman III is expected to be replaced by a new ICBM, the Northrop Grumman-made LGM-35A Sentinel, sometime in the 2030s. But Sentinel faces multiple challenges.

The unarmed Minuteman III flew 4,200 miles from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base to a ballistic missile test site in the Marshall Islands.

The Minuteman III ICBM is a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at a speed equal to at least five times the speed of sound and is capable of striking Moscow within 30 minutes of its launch. It ...

An unarmed Minuteman III launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Tuesday night. Base officials say the 11:01 p.m. launch was not a result of current world events but “part of routine and ...

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on Aug. 2, 2017, at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Two test launches have been scheduled for June 2024.

Northrop Grumman is already working on the Minuteman III’s replacement: the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) system. The estimated cost of the GBSD program is in excess of $100 billion.

X/Sentdefender The Minuteman III (pictured) travelled 15,000 miles per hour to a test site in the Marshall Islands. X/Sentdefender A view of the Minuteman III against the night’s sky. X/Sentdefender ...

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from north Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for the coming Wednesday.

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on Aug. 2, 2017, at Vandenberg Space Force Base.