This video explores the LGM-30 Minuteman, the intercontinental ballistic missile that has formed the backbone of America’s nuclear deterrent for six decades. It traces the missile’s development during ...

Experts say pursuing a Minuteman III life-extension until 2050 would cost significantly less than its replacement. The Pentagon’s continuation of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic ...

In 2010 it was agreed that a replacement for the aging Minuteman III was needed because a modernization program would only keep the LGM-30 viable until the early 2030s. Despite that do-or-die deadline ...

Since the Cold War, America’s nuclear deterrent has rested on the Minuteman III missiles—built in the 1970s and still on ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – On Thursday, Vandenberg Space Force Base announced two test launches of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during the first week of June.

A Northrop Grumman official on Monday attributed the explosive cost growth of the U.S. Air Force’s next intercontinental ballistic missile to the service’s design changes, particularly to the nuclear ...

Knowing the state of things in the world at the moment, the news of a major nuclear power firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) would be enough to send shivers down people's spines. And ...

A test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from north Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for this coming Tuesday or Wednesday.

The U.S. Air Force's LGM-35 Sentinel, the program in development that has promised a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to support nuclear deterrence, has already exceeded cost projections ...

HTX Labs wins a key task order to create a digital classroom for Minuteman III ICBM training, enhancing USAF readiness with immersive simulation technology. Under this task order, HTX Labs will ...

Concept art shows the LGM-35 Sentinel, the name the U.S. Air Force chose for its planned next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile. (Courtesy of Northrop Grumman) WASHINGTON — One of the U.S.