The Aviationist16h
USAF Puts MH-139A Grey Wolf Through Nuclear Missile Base Guarding Drills in Initial Operational Tests
The rigorous testing and evaluation process saw the MH-139A helicopters responding to a simulated threat with a full tactical response force loadout and ...
In major expansion of US nuclear buildup, Trump orders construction of nationwide missile defense system
President Donald Trump ordered the construction of a new missile defense system covering the United States, the latest move ...
Defense Daily Network14d
Last Minuteman III Decommissioned 2050 or Later, W87 Non-Sentinel Test Within Year
There will likely be a 15-year minimum overlap in silos between the Sentinel and the last Minuteman III, an Air Force Global ...
Military.com11mon
LGM-30 Minuteman III
The current ICBM force consists of 450 Minuteman III missiles located at the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; ...
Military.com3d
Unprotected: Troops Spent Decades Elbow-Deep in Dangerous Chemicals to Keep Nuclear Missiles Working
The substance that saturated Cross' clothes, sodium chromate, is widely used in the cooling systems of America's Minuteman III missile systems, roughly 400 of them. In 2017, about four decades ...
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Boeing secures contract for maintenance of Minuteman III weapons system
With a contract valued at over $405m, Boeing's latest deal shows the ongoing commitment to maintain the readiness and effectiveness of the Minuteman III weapons system, a part of America's nuclear ...
Task & Purpose5y
The Air Force is investigating whether an airman smoked weed at a missile alert facility for nuclear Minuteman ICBMs
responsible for overseeing 400 nuclear GM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota By Jared Keller Posted on Oct 23, 2019 The Air Force is ...
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USAF looks into replacement of Minuteman III flight control units
The U.S. Air Force is considering the replacement of flight control units for the engines on the three-stage Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic ...
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America’s B61 Nuclear Gravity Bomb Is Getting an Upgrade
The B61 bomb’s reported yield will be adjustable to between 0.3 and 50 kilotons. A kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of ...
Wall Street Journal10mon
The $130 Billion Plan to Replace the U.S.’s Minuteman Nuclear Missiles
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 ...
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Spending $2 trillion on new nuclear weapons is a risk to more than just your wallet
We do not need a new ICBM to provide a robust deterrent. The existing Minuteman III (MMIII) ICBM — which the GBSD is scheduled to replace — can serve until 2040 with one more life extension.