The US Space Force was set to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental missile on election night — testing America’s nuclear deterrent strategy during heightened tensions with the Mideast and ...

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 ...

A modified Minuteman rocket launch set for tonight or Wednesday morning will support a missile-defense mission to collect data while tracking the target with an orbiting satellite.

An artist's concept depicts the Mk21A reentry vehicle under development by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the Air Force. Credit: Courtesy Lockheed Martin Corp. A Minotaur I rocket launch late Monday night ...

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A new study from the RAND Corporation examines the many reasons why the Pentagon’s aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) cannot be upgraded or sustained in any viable way amid ...

Arlington, Va., Mar. 13, 2013 – ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a contract valued up to $81 million from the U.S. Air Force Space Development and Test Directorate (SDTD) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., ...

Welcome to Edition 1.25 of the Rocket Report! There is some really interesting news from Russia this week, with a potential revival of the Sea Launch platform, concerns about sloppy work at Russian ...

Missile Systems Center, located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM. The OSP-2 Minuteman contract will be negotiated as a sole source acquisition. Together, these announcements include ...

The new U.S. Space Force saw one of its most important missions so far today as it helped test an intercontinental ballistic missile. The Minuteman III missile sent a reentry vehicle over four ...