VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully test launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base early Wednesday morning. The ...

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during a weapons transfer operation near Sydney, Nebraska, February 5, 2025. Credit: Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole/U.S. Air Force Kathryn Bigelow’s ...

Officially released photos show special weapons system mechanics conducting maintenance on nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) boosters. This comes after the U.S.

Minuteman ICBM Program Research Data [Stumpf], NASM.2020.0028 , National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Minuteman ICBM Program Research Data [Stumpf] Minuteman ICBM Program Research ...

Despite the Minuteman III’s continued effectiveness, the technology it relies on is quite old. As tensions rise with Russia and China, the US Air Force is keen to demonstrate that they still have a ...

The US Air Force's new ICBM Sentinel faces major delays and cost overruns. The service may have to rely on its 50-year-old Minuteman III's for much longer than anticipated. A host of logistical and ...

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:35 a.m, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ICBM systems require regular testing to verify ...

The National Museum of the US Air Force features a Minuteman II missile procedures trainer. The simulator was used to train crew members to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Similar ...

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11:01 p.m. to 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time, Nov. 4, from north ...