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 ...

Meanwhile, the United States is still reliant on its old, 50-year-old LGM-30 Minuteman missiles ... The basic technical specifications of the Minutemen are comparable to modern rockets ...

LGM-30G Minuteman III: The Minuteman III missile also known as LGM-30G Minuteman III is a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM that is currently in service with the US Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force is replacing LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with the LGM-35A Sentinel, a new ICBM to take over the most responsive part of the U.S. nuclear ...

November 29, 2023: The U.S. Air Force is trying to develop the new LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM to replace the LGM-30 Minuteman III. It seemed to be a straightforward task but was not the case. The 35-ton ...

The U.S. Air Force has conducted an operational test of its LGM-30 Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The missile was unarmed ...

The troubled LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM program hit another hurdle as new assessments reveal a previous plan to re-use LGM-30 Minuteman III missile silos may not be feasible. Breaking Defense reports ...

Originally called the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent during the early stages of its development, it replaces the current aging ICBM, LGM-30 Minuteman III, which has been in use for over 40 years.