The US Air Force is considering contingency plans that would extend the life of 1970s-era intercontinental ballistic missiles by 11 more years to 2050 if delays continue to plague the new Sentinel ...

The LGM-30 Minuteman has been on high alert for over 60 years, ready to launch at any moment. But with hypersonic weapons and new threats emerging, is it time for an upgrade?

The "L" in LGM is the Department of Defense designation for silo-launched; "G" means surface attack; "M" stands for guided missile, the 30 stands for the Minuteman series of missile and the G ...

The U.S.'s Minuteman nuclear missiles were only supposed to last 10 years—now, they’ve defended the U.S. for more than 50. WSJ explains the logistical challenges of replacing them. WSJ ...

Only $370K might be saved by terminating NOROCK operations. Real savings of $140 billion would be saved by canceling the entire Sentinel missile system replacement for the Minuteman missiles.

1, 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base ... An unarmed United States Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ...

"An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:00 a.m. Pacific Time 19 Feb., 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California," the statement ...

The Administration’s thesis: 1) the U.S. will get through ... “second-generation” solid-fuel Minuteman ICBM in hundreds of underground silos as the missile age’s first true mass weapon.